Best Joern Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from static analysis tools ranked against Joern on the same published basis.
- 1Joern vs Codacy
- 2Joern vs Qodana
- 3Joern vs PMD
- 4Joern vs GitHub CodeQL
- 5Joern vs CodeScene
- 6Joern vs Clang Static Analyzer
- 7Joern vs Black Duck Coverity
- 8Joern vs DeepSource
- 9Joern vs CodeChecker
- 10Joern vs Infer
- 11Joern vs OpenText Fortify SAST
- 12Joern vs Klocwork
- 13Joern vs PVS-Studio
- 14Joern vs Cppcheck
- 15Joern vs Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC)
- 16Joern vs Understand
- 17Joern vs Polyspace
- 18Joern vs Flawfinder
- 19Joern vs LDRA Tool Suite
- 20Joern vs Checkmarx One
Joern alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codacy | 8.3 | Free plan | $1.50/mo | Browser, Web |
| 2 | Qodana | 8.1 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | PMD | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | GitHub CodeQL | 7.9 | Free plan | $30/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | CodeScene | 7.6 | Free plan | €18/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Clang Static Analyzer | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Black Duck Coverity | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | DeepSource | 6.9 | No | — | Web |
| 9 | CodeChecker | 6.9 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Infer | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | OpenText Fortify SAST | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Klocwork | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 13 | PVS-Studio | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Cppcheck | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Understand | 6.4 | No | $8343.33/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | Polyspace | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Flawfinder | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | LDRA Tool Suite | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | Checkmarx One | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Joern alternatives
What is the best alternative to Joern?
Codacy, number 1 in static analysis tools with a score of 8.3 out of 10. The others here: Qodana, PMD, GitHub CodeQL and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Joern?
Codacy is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.