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Freemium

Free starting option, with paid plans for larger teams and more features.

 Free

Free software under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Self-hosted server or managed cloud option
  • Tracks technical debt and reliability as well as security
  • Checks more than 400 bug patterns
  • Integrations for Maven, Gradle, Ant and Eclipse
  • Running the server yourself needs infrastructure and maintenance
  • Advanced features are in paid plans
  • Requires Java 11 or later to run
  • Java bytecode only, not other languages
Self-hosted, Hosted service Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: LGPL-2.1-only
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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