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Best Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from static analysis tools ranked against Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Codacy Free plan extensionWeb $1.50/mo8.3
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Codacy
  2. 2
    Qodana Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $5/mo8.1
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Qodana
  3. 3
    PMD Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.0
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs PMD
  4. 4
    GitHub CodeQL Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.9
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs GitHub CodeQL
  5. 5
    CodeScene Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb €18/mo7.6
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs CodeScene
  6. 6
    Clang Static Analyzer Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.5
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Clang Static Analyzer
  7. 7
    Black Duck Coverity LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.0
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Black Duck Coverity
  8. 8
    DeepSource Web 6.9
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs DeepSource
  9. 9
    CodeChecker apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 6.9
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs CodeChecker
  10. 10
    Infer Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Infer
  11. 11
    OpenText Fortify SAST LinuxMacWebWin 6.7
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs OpenText Fortify SAST
  12. 12
    Klocwork LinuxWebWin 6.6
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Klocwork
  13. 13
    PVS-Studio Free trial LinuxMacWin 6.6
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs PVS-Studio
  14. 14
    Cppcheck Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Cppcheck
  15. 16
    Understand Free trial apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $8343.33/mo6.4
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Understand
  16. 17
    Polyspace LinuxMacWebWin 6.2
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Polyspace
  17. 18
    Flawfinder Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.2
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Flawfinder
  18. 19
    LDRA Tool Suite WinMacLinux 6.1
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs LDRA Tool Suite
  19. 20
    Checkmarx One Web 5.8
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs Checkmarx One
  20. 21
    SpotBugs WinMacLinux 5.8
    Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) vs SpotBugs

Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Codacy8.3Free plan$1.50/moBrowser, Web
2Qodana8.1Free plan$5/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3PMD8.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4GitHub CodeQL7.9Free plan$30/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5CodeScene7.6Free plan€18/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Clang Static Analyzer7.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Black Duck Coverity7.0No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8DeepSource6.9No—Web
9CodeChecker6.9No—API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Infer6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
11OpenText Fortify SAST6.7No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Klocwork6.6No—Linux, Web, Windows
13PVS-Studio6.6No—Linux, Mac, Windows
14Cppcheck6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Understand6.4No$8343.33/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17Polyspace6.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Flawfinder6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19LDRA Tool Suite6.1No—Windows, Mac, Linux
20Checkmarx One5.8No—Web
21SpotBugs5.8No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC) alternatives

What is the best alternative to Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC)?

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 Perforce QAC (formerly Helix QAC)?

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.