PMD Alternatives - Java Code Analysis

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Description

PMD is a source code analyzer. It finds common programming flaws like unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. It supports Java, JavaScript, Salesforce.com Apex, XML, XSL. Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code in Java, C, C++, C#, PHP, Ruby, Fortran, JavaScript, Salesforce.com Apex, Perl, Swift.

Code Quality Rank: L3

Programming language: Java

License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

Tags: Code Analysis

Latest version: v6.29.0

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Sourcetrail

9.1 7.8 PMD VS Sourcetrail

Visual source code navigator.
SonarQube

8.8 9.8 L3 PMD VS SonarQube

Integrates other analysis components via plugins and provides an overview of the metrics over time.
Error Prone

8.5 9.6 L3 PMD VS Error Prone

Catches common programming mistakes as compile-time errors.
NullAway

7.6 5.5 PMD VS NullAway

Eliminates NullPointerExceptions with low build-time overhead.
Spotbugs

7.2 8.9 PMD VS Spotbugs

Static analysis of bytecode to find potential bugs.
SonarJava

6.3 9.6 PMD VS SonarJava

Static analyzer for SonarQube & SonarLint.
Spoon

6.0 9.0 L2 PMD VS Spoon

Library for analyzing and transforming Java source code.
FindBugs

5.3 0.0 L1 PMD VS FindBugs

Static analysis of bytecode to find potential bugs.
dotenv-linter

5.1 8.0 PMD VS dotenv-linter

⚡️Lightning-fast linter for .env files. Written in Rust 🦀
jQAssistant

3.4 0.0 PMD VS jQAssistant

Static code analysis with Neo4J-based query language.
Codacy

- PMD VS Codacy

Continuous static analysis, code coverage, and software metrics to automate code reviews.

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About

PMD is a source code analyzer. It finds common programming flaws like unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. It supports Java, JavaScript, Salesforce.com Apex and Visualforce, Modelica, PLSQL, Apache Velocity, XML, XSL, Scala.

Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code in C/C++, C#, Dart, Fortran, Go, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, JSP, Kotlin, Lua, Matlab, Modelica, Objective-C, Perl, PHP, PLSQL, Python, Ruby, Salesforce.com Apex, Scala, Swift, Visualforce and XML.

Support

How do I? -- Ask a question on StackOverflow.
I got this error, why? -- Ask a question on StackOverflow.
I got this error and I'm sure it's a bug -- file an issue.
I have an idea/request/question -- file an issue.
I have a quick question -- ask on our Gitter chat.
Where's your documentation? -- https://pmd.github.io/latest/

Source

Our latest source of PMD can be found on GitHub. Fork us!

[How to build PMD](BUILDING.md)
[How to contribute to PMD](CONTRIBUTING.md)

The rule designer is developed over at pmd/pmd-designer. Please see its README for developer documentation.

Website

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PMD

Source code analysis for finding bad coding practices.