Best gcov Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from test coverage tools ranked against gcov on the same published basis.
- 1gcov vs Coveralls
- 2gcov vs Codecov
- 3gcov vs ReportGenerator
- 4gcov vs Coverage.py
- 5gcov vs Coverlet
- 6gcov vs gofmt
- 7gcov vs JaCoCo
- 8gcov vs LLVM llvm-cov
- 9gcov vs Microsoft Code Coverage
- 10gcov vs OpenClover
- 11gcov vs SimpleCov
- 12gcov vs gcovr
- 13gcov vs Tarpaulin
- 15gcov vs PHP_CodeCoverage
- 16gcov vs MozJPEG
- 17gcov vs c8
- 18gcov vs cargo-llvm-cov
- 19gcov vs EclEmma
- 20gcov vs Istanbul
- 21gcov vs Kover
gcov alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coveralls | 6.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | Codecov | 6.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | ReportGenerator | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Coverage.py | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Coverlet | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | gofmt | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | JaCoCo | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 8 | LLVM llvm-cov | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Microsoft Code Coverage | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | OpenClover | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | SimpleCov | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | gcovr | 5.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Tarpaulin | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | PHP_CodeCoverage | 5.6 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 16 | MozJPEG | 5.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | c8 | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 18 | cargo-llvm-cov | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | EclEmma | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | Istanbul | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Kover | 5.3 | No | — | — |
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Questions about gcov alternatives
What is the best alternative to gcov?
Coveralls, number 1 in test coverage tools with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: Codecov, ReportGenerator, Coverage.py and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to gcov?
Coveralls is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.