Polyspace vs Codacy

Polyspace8.8Visit Codacy8.3Visit

Higher score Polyspace #6 in Static Analysis Tools 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Polyspace

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Codacy #11 in Static Analysis Tools 8.3/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Codacy

• Polyspace fits best

  Safety-critical C/C++ development

• Codacy fits best

  Broad teams wanting all-around static analysis

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Side by side

Feature	Polyspace 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Codacy 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.3
Ranking	#6 in Static Analysis Tools	#11 in Static Analysis Tools
Best for	Safety-critical C/C++ development	Broad teams wanting all-around static analysis
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$18/user/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	7 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Polyspace 4/4 · Codacy 4/4
Security analysis	✓	✓
IDE support	✓	✓
CI/CD support	✓	✓
Custom rules	✓	✓
Specs
Language support	C, C++, Ada	Apex, AsyncAPI, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager Templates, C, C++, C#, CoffeeScript, Crystal, CSS, Dart, Dockerfile, Elixir, GitHub Actions, Go, Groovy, Helm, Java, OpenAPI, PHP, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Rust, Sass, Scala, Serverless Framework, Shell, Swift, SQL, Terraform, Transact-SQL, TypeScript, Unity, Velocity, Visual Basic, Visualforce, XML, XSL, YAML
Deployment	Both	Cloud_only
Our review
Pros	Formal verification covers selected runtime errors across execution paths Supports MISRA, AUTOSAR C++14, CERT, CWE, and custom checkers CI, dashboards, IDE extensions, and generated-code traceability support team workflows	Covers more than 40 languages and tools with quality and security scans Pull-request analysis includes merge gates, coverage gates, and status checks Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Slack, and major IDEs
Cons	Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly itemized The primary language scope centers on C, C++, and Ada Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking lightweight code analysis	Deployment is cloud-only Developer supports 38 programming languages Business-tier pricing is custom
Our verdict	Polyspace is a MathWorks product family for static analysis, formal verification, testing, and software-quality monitoring. It analyzes C, C++, and Ada software for coding defects, runtime errors, security vulnerabilities, coding-standard… Read the review →	Codacy is a cloud-based platform for analyzing code quality, security, coverage, and coding-policy compliance. It connects to repositories through GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, reports findings on commits and pull requests, and supports… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Polyspace — where it wins

  • Formal verification covers selected runtime errors across execution paths
  • Supports MISRA, AUTOSAR C++14, CERT, CWE, and custom checkers
  • CI, dashboards, IDE extensions, and generated-code traceability support team workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly itemized
  • The primary language scope centers on C, C++, and Ada
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking lightweight code analysis

• Codacy — where it wins

  • Covers more than 40 languages and tools with quality and security scans
  • Pull-request analysis includes merge gates, coverage gates, and status checks
  • Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Slack, and major IDEs

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is cloud-only
  • Developer supports 38 programming languages
  • Business-tier pricing is custom

• Polyspace8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A deep C/C++ analysis suite for teams building safety-critical embedded software.

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

  Broad static analysis with security scans, pull-request controls, and IDE support.

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