Codacy vs Very Good Analysis

Codacy8.3Visit Very Good Analysis7.5Visit

Higher score Codacy #2 in Dart Flutter Static Analysis Tools 8.3/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Codacy

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Very Good Analysis #6 in Dart Flutter Static Analysis Tools 7.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit site

• Codacy fits best

  Teams seeking hosted, multi-language code analysis

• Very Good Analysis fits best

  Flutter projects wanting a recommended baseline lint set

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Side by side

Feature	Codacy 8.3/10 Visit ↗	Very Good Analysis 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	7.5
Ranking	#2 in Dart Flutter Static Analysis Tools	#6 in Dart Flutter Static Analysis Tools
Best for	Teams seeking hosted, multi-language code analysis	Flutter projects wanting a recommended baseline lint set
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$18/user/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Codacy 1/4 · Very Good Analysis 2/4
Dart analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Flutter analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Security analysis	✓ (best)	—
CI integration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Self-hosted
IDE support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free Developer plan includes IDE plugins and security and quality scans. Analyzes Dart alongside a broad range of languages and tools. Team adds pull-request merge gates, coverage reports, Jira, and Slack.	Adds Flutter-specific lint rules alongside Dart guidance. Flags implicit dynamic casts with stricter type checks. Allows lint suppression at line, file, or project level.
Cons	Cloud-only deployment may not suit teams requiring self-hosting. Team costs $18 per user monthly with annual billing, or $21 monthly. Flutter-specific analysis depth is not established by the listed features.	Focuses on lint configuration rather than a broader analysis suite. Requires adding it as a development dependency and configuring the project. Does not include security analysis.
Our verdict	Codacy brings code quality, security, coverage, and coding-policy checks into a hosted service for individual developers and engineering teams. It analyzes Dart among more than 40 supported languages and tools, making it relevant to… Read the review →	Very Good Analysis is an open-source package of lint rules for Dart and Flutter projects. Maintained by Very Good Ventures, it is intended for teams that want a consistent baseline in project configuration rather than a standalone analysis… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Codacy — where it wins

  • Free Developer plan includes IDE plugins and security and quality scans.
  • Analyzes Dart alongside a broad range of languages and tools.
  • Team adds pull-request merge gates, coverage reports, Jira, and Slack.

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment may not suit teams requiring self-hosting.
  • Team costs $18 per user monthly with annual billing, or $21 monthly.
  • Flutter-specific analysis depth is not established by the listed features.

• Very Good Analysis — where it wins

  • Adds Flutter-specific lint rules alongside Dart guidance.
  • Flags implicit dynamic casts with stricter type checks.
  • Allows lint suppression at line, file, or project level.

  Where it doesn't

  • Focuses on lint configuration rather than a broader analysis suite.
  • Requires adding it as a development dependency and configuring the project.
  • Does not include security analysis.

• Codacy8.3/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A hosted analysis suite with Dart support, pull-request checks, and a free plan.

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• Very Good Analysis7.5/10 · Free plan

  A free, focused lint configuration for Dart and Flutter projects.

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