Codacy vs NDepend

Codacy7.9Visit NDepend6.9Visit

Higher score Codacy #3 in Code Complexity Analyzers 7.9/10 Free plan · paid from $18/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Codacy

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NDepend #5 in Code Complexity Analyzers 6.9/10 14-day trial ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit NDepend

• Codacy fits best

  Teams seeking affordable cloud-based code analysis

• NDepend fits best

  .NET teams needing metrics and quality gates

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Side by side

Feature	Codacy 7.9/10 Visit ↗	NDepend 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	6.9
Ranking	#3 in Code Complexity Analyzers	#5 in Code Complexity Analyzers
Best for	Teams seeking affordable cloud-based code analysis	.NET teams needing metrics and quality gates
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$18/user/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Desktop, Cloud
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Codacy 0/4 · NDepend 0/4
Hotspot detection	Not published	Not published
IDE feedback	Not published	Not published
Pull-request gates	Not published	Not published
Trend history	Not published	Not published
Specs
Complexity metrics	Not published	Not published
Supported languages	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Free Developer plan includes IDE and security scanning Broad language, repository, security, and infrastructure scanning Pull-request gates, coverage policies, and custom rules	Measures complexity, coupling, nesting depth, and lines of code Custom CQLinq rules and quality gates can fail builds Tracks trends and debt estimates, with CI and IDE integrations
Cons	Cloud-only deployment may not suit self-hosting requirements Advanced Business capabilities use custom pricing Some collaboration features require the paid Team plan	Supports .NET languages rather than a broad range of languages Developer edition is Windows-only Paid product; no free plan
Our verdict	Codacy is a cloud-based platform for analyzing source-code quality, security, coverage, and coding-policy compliance. It connects repositories through GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, reports findings on commits and pull requests, and… Read the review →	NDepend analyzes .NET applications and assemblies for developers, architects, and engineering teams that need to understand code complexity and dependencies. It reports metrics such as lines of code, coupling, and nesting depth; maps… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Codacy — where it wins

  • Free Developer plan includes IDE and security scanning
  • Broad language, repository, security, and infrastructure scanning
  • Pull-request gates, coverage policies, and custom rules

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment may not suit self-hosting requirements
  • Advanced Business capabilities use custom pricing
  • Some collaboration features require the paid Team plan

• NDepend — where it wins

  • Measures complexity, coupling, nesting depth, and lines of code
  • Custom CQLinq rules and quality gates can fail builds
  • Tracks trends and debt estimates, with CI and IDE integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports .NET languages rather than a broad range of languages
  • Developer edition is Windows-only
  • Paid product; no free plan

• Codacy7.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $18/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  Affordable cloud analysis spanning code quality, security, coverage, and pull requests.

  Visit CodacyFull verdict →
• NDepend6.9/10 · 14-day trial

  A .NET-focused analyzer that pairs code metrics with customizable rules and build gates.

  Visit NDependFull verdict →