Best clang-tidy Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from linters ranked against clang-tidy on the same published basis.
- 1clang-tidy vs Cppcheck
- 2clang-tidy vs PMD
- 3clang-tidy vs Astral
- 4clang-tidy vs Biome
- 5clang-tidy vs detekt
- 6clang-tidy vs ESLint
- 7clang-tidy vs Flake8
- 8clang-tidy vs golangci-lint
- 9clang-tidy vs HLint
- 10clang-tidy vs Oxc
- 11clang-tidy vs PHPMD
- 12clang-tidy vs Ruff
- 13clang-tidy vs ShellCheck
- 14clang-tidy vs SQLFluff
- 15clang-tidy vs Stylelint
- 16clang-tidy vs Luacheck
- 17clang-tidy vs PassWeb
- 18clang-tidy vs RuboCop
- 19clang-tidy vs Checkstyle
- 21clang-tidy vs Clippy
clang-tidy alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cppcheck | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | PMD | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Astral | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Biome | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | detekt | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | ESLint | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, self-hosted |
| 7 | Flake8 | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 8 | golangci-lint | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | HLint | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Oxc | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | PHPMD | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Ruff | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | ShellCheck | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | SQLFluff | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | Stylelint | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Luacheck | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | PassWeb | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | RuboCop | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Checkstyle | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Clippy | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about clang-tidy alternatives
What is the best alternative to clang-tidy?
Cppcheck, number 1 in linters with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: PMD, Astral, Biome and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to clang-tidy?
Cppcheck is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.