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Coverity
Coverity
(56)
4.2 out of 5
Coverity
By Synopsys
Cppcheck
Cppcheck
(4)
4.6 out of 5
Cppcheck
By sourceforge
At a Glance
Coverity
Coverity
Star Rating
(56)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Cppcheck
Cppcheck
Star Rating
(4)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Coverity
No pricing available
Cppcheck
No pricing available
Free Trial
Coverity
No trial information available
Cppcheck
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
43
Not enough data
Ease of Use
8.4
43
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
8.2
19
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
19
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.6
37
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
18
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
40
Not enough data
Features by Category
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.6
14
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
Analysis
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
Testing
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Secure Code ReviewHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Documentation
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Security
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Static Code AnalysisHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Coverity
Coverity
Cppcheck
Cppcheck
Coverity and Cppcheck are categorized as Static Code Analysis
Unique Categories
Coverity
Cppcheck
Cppcheck has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Coverity
Coverity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
10.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
63.6%
Cppcheck
Cppcheck
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
Coverity
Coverity
Computer Software
36.4%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Telecommunications
9.1%
Computer & Network Security
7.3%
Semiconductors
5.5%
Other
29.1%
Cppcheck
Cppcheck
Wireless
25.0%
Computer Software
25.0%
Computer & Network Security
25.0%
Aviation & Aerospace
25.0%
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Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Coverity
Coverity
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

We use the Coverity Static Analysis tool for security scans of C/C++ server code. Coverity is having a higher detection rate as we highly rely on this code scan for our application code. We had seamlessly integrated this SAST tool (Coverity) to our CI/CD...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

No readme documents, tips should be attached with failure

Cppcheck
Cppcheck
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Wireless
GW
Verified User in Wireless

Easy to use, easily integrated even in a complex setup. Helps you analyze the code for possible code flaws.

Most Helpful Critical Review
TC
Techy C.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

it does not support run time editing. must have to refresh after editing file externally.

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