| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Code Coverage Tools | 7.3 (#7) | 7.5 (#5) |
| Spec score · Test Coverage Tools | 7.3 (#22) | 7.5 (#16) |
| License | The library and its included documentation are made available under the Eclipse Public License 2.0, except where otherwise indicated. | The repository identifies LCOV as GPL-2.0 licensed. |
| Purpose | JaCoCo is a code coverage library for Java and Java VM based environments. | LCOV captures and displays information about which parts of a program ran during tests. |
| Reports | It can create coverage reports in HTML, XML, and CSV formats. | It generates HTML coverage reports with colored coverage rates, bar graphs, and hyperlinks. |
| Support | The project directs users to its public JaCoCo and EclEmma user group for feedback and questions. | The README directs users with questions to open an issue or discussion and says issue support is provided by volunteers. |