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Understand
St. George, Utah, United States
Plans and prices
Understand subscription
$100a month, billed yearly
static analysis · dependency graphs · metrics · standards compliance
Read 15 Oct 2026 · scitools.net
Understand annual subscription
Priced on request
Developer license excludes und command-line automation, API access, and exporting dependencies, graphs, metrics, CodeCheck results and reports
Read 2 Oct 2026 · scitools.com
On the record
- Air-gapped operation
- Installation, analysis, metrics, CodeCheck, reports, graphs, and local AI can run without internet access using offline licensing.ai-docs.scitools.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- API
- Understand exposes a Python API for querying its parsed database, automation, custom metrics, reports and CodeCheck rules.docs.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Architecture organization
- Users can group code into logical architectures to inspect and manage large codebases.documentation.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Understand runs from the command line for automation and CI, and an official Docker image is published on Docker Hub.docs.scitools.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- CLI and CI
- The und command-line tools support headless analysis, reporting, licensing and CI pipeline execution.docs.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud AI data handling
- Choosing ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a custom endpoint sends each request, including embedded code context, to that provider and requires an API key plus explicit data-sharing acknowledgement.docs.scitools.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- CodeCheck standards
- CodeCheck includes checks for MISRA, AUTOSAR, CERT, CWE and other published or custom standards.documentation.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Code navigation
- The product provides cross-references, call trees, search and information-browser navigation through code entities.documentation.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company description
- Crunchbase describes SciTools as building visualization and metrics software for poorly documented legacy code and lists Understand and Bug Hunter as products.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Scientific Toolworks as privately held, founded in 1996, headquartered in St. George, Utah, with 11–50 employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the maker's legal name as Scientific Toolworks, Inc.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance certifications
- Understand is certified for use as a support tool on projects requiring ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and EN 50128 compliance.scitools.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Core features
- It provides an Information Browser, graphs, architectures, metrics, CodeCheck, version comparison, APIs, the und CLI, and AI chat.ai-docs.scitools.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Dependency analysis
- Understand analyzes dependencies among modules, classes, functions and custom architectures.documentation.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop platforms
- Current supported operating systems are Windows 11 x64, RHEL/CentOS 8.6+ or Ubuntu 22.04+ on x86_64 Linux, and macOS Monterey 12 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon.docs.scitools.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Documentation includes task guides, Python API reference, command-line reference, metrics, graphs, reports, architectures, CodeCheck coverage and release/build notes.docs.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Editor integration
- A Visual Studio Code extension provides references, implementations, hover information and links into the companion Understand application.marketplace.visualstudio.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Educational license
- Students and teachers can apply for a free annually renewing educational license for non-commercial teaching and coursework.docs.scitools.com · read 15 Oct 2026
