Codecov vs Coveralls

Codecov10.0Visit Coveralls9.2Visit

Higher score Codecov #1 in Test Coverage Tools 10.0/10 Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Codecov

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Coveralls #2 in Test Coverage Tools 9.2/10 Free plan · paid from $10/mo · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Coveralls

• Codecov fits best

  Teams needing broad CI coverage management

• Coveralls fits best

  Mature multi-language coverage reporting

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Side by side

Feature	Codecov 10.0/10 Visit ↗	Coveralls 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	10.0	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Test Coverage Tools	#2 in Test Coverage Tools
Best for	Teams needing broad CI coverage management	Mature multi-language coverage reporting
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$10/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	30 days · card required
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations	11 integrations	30+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Codecov 4/4 · Coveralls 4/4
Pull-request annotations	✓	✓
Self-hosted option	✓	✓
Historical trends	✓	✓
Coverage gates	✓	✓
Specs
Coverage types	line, branch, project, patch	line, branch
Supported languages	Bash, C, C#, C++, Clojure, D, Dart, Elixir, Erlang, Fortran, F#, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Julia, Lua, MATLAB, Perl, PHP, Python, R, Ruby, Rust, Salesforce, Scala, TypeScript, Vala, Xcode, Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin, Groovy	.NET, C/C++, D, Elixir, Erlang, FORTRAN, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Julia, Kotlin, Lisp, Lua, OCaml, Objective-C, PHP, Python, R, Ruby, Scala, Smalltalk, Swift
Report formats	XML, JSON, TXT	LCOV, SimpleCov, Cobertura, JaCoCo, Gcov, LuaCov, Golang, Coveralls JSON, Pytest-Cov, Clover XML
Our review
Pros	Pull-request comments, status checks, and configurable quality gates Supports many languages, report formats, and major code hosts Project, patch, history, flags, analytics, and bundle analysis features	Repository, file, and line-level coverage statistics with history Pull-request comments, thresholds, and commit status updates Broad CI, language, notification, API, and self-hosted support
Cons	Project coverage, flags, and components start on the Pro plan Enterprise capabilities use custom pricing rather than a listed rate The broad feature set may exceed the needs of teams seeking basic coverage reports	Private repositories require a paid plan Language integrations are community-created unless otherwise noted Higher tiers are needed for larger private-repository portfolios
Our verdict	Codecov is a cloud-based code coverage and test-quality platform for software development teams. It ingests coverage reports from CI pipelines, displays project and pull-request coverage, and connects results to code-hosting workflows… Read the review →	Coveralls is a web-based code coverage service for software teams and open-source projects. It receives coverage reports from continuous-integration workflows, stores build history, and presents repository, file, and line-level statistics.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Codecov — where it wins

  • Pull-request comments, status checks, and configurable quality gates
  • Supports many languages, report formats, and major code hosts
  • Project, patch, history, flags, analytics, and bundle analysis features

  Where it doesn't

  • Project coverage, flags, and components start on the Pro plan
  • Enterprise capabilities use custom pricing rather than a listed rate
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of teams seeking basic coverage reports

• Coveralls — where it wins

  • Repository, file, and line-level coverage statistics with history
  • Pull-request comments, thresholds, and commit status updates
  • Broad CI, language, notification, API, and self-hosted support

  Where it doesn't

  • Private repositories require a paid plan
  • Language integrations are community-created unless otherwise noted
  • Higher tiers are needed for larger private-repository portfolios

• Codecov10.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo · 14-day trial

  A broad CI coverage platform with strong pull-request checks, analytics, and integrations.

  Visit CodecovFull verdict →
• Coveralls9.2/10 · Free plan · paid from $10/mo · 30-day trial

  A mature coverage service for multi-language teams needing CI and pull-request visibility.

  Visit CoverallsFull verdict →