Best Static Analysis Tools in 2026
Updated
39 static analysis tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
39ranked
0free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
Static Analysis Tools, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 14 on this page have a public API.
- 26 Polyspace API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 SpotBugs API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 28 CAST Imaging API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 29 DeepSource API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 30 Klocwork API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 31 NDepend API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 32 OpenText Fortify SAST API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 33 Brakeman API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 34 Checkmarx One API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 35 emba API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 36 Joern API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 37 gosec API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 38 JArchitect API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 39 Kythe API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
Compare all 14 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Language support | Security analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Polyspace | 5.1 | No | No | — | C, C++, Ada | Yes |
| 27 | SpotBugs | 5.1 | No | — | — | Java | Yes |
| 28 | CAST Imaging | 5.0 | No | No | — | 450+ languages, frameworks, and databases; examples include Java/JEE, .NET, C#, COBOL, and SQL | Yes |
| 29 | DeepSource | 5.0 | No | Yes | 24 /user/mo | — | — |
| 30 | Klocwork | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | NDepend | 5.0 | No | No | — | .NET, C#, VB.NET | Yes |
| 32 | OpenText Fortify SAST | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brakeman | 4.9 | No | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Checkmarx One | 4.9 | No | No | — | — | — |
| 35 | emba | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | No |
| 36 | Joern | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 37 | gosec | 4.8 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 38 | JArchitect | 4.8 | No | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Kythe | 4.8 | No | — | — | — | — |
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