Best Code Quality Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Qlty Cloud is ranked #1 of 22 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Qodana and Teamscale. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Qodana. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Codacy at $1.50/mo.
22 code quality management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Quality gates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qlty Cloud | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $20/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 2 | Qodana | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 |  Teamscale | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €39/mo | No | — | Yes | View |
| 4 |  Impact Code Analysis | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $149/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 5 | CodeAnt AI | 7.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 20 /user/mo | — | View |
| 6 |  QualityGate | 7.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 7 | Codacy | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1.50/mo | Yes | 18 /user/mo | — | View |
| 8 | CodeScene | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 9 | DeepSource | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 24 /user/mo | — | View |
| 10 | Qodo | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $30/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 11 | Sigrid | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 12 | Cyclopt | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 13 | ReSharper | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $32.42/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 14 |  TigerGate Code Quality | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 15 |  CodeFactor | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 16 | Kiuwan Code Security | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 49 /user/mo | — | View |
| 17 | CppDepend | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 18 |  JArchitect | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 19 | NDepend | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 20 |  SymfonyInsight | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 21 |  Duecode | 4.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 22 | CodeMR | 4.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which code quality management software is ranked first on Inferse?
Qlty Cloud is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 8.9. Qodana is second and Teamscale third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Codacy has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.