Codacy vs Code Climate vs Scrutinizer

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Codacy

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Code Climate

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Scrutinizer

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Codacy vs Code Climate vs Scrutinizer: What are the differences?

  1. Supported technologies: Codacy supports a wide range of technologies including Python, Java, PHP, Ruby, Javascript, Scala, and more. Code Climate focuses mainly on Ruby, JavaScript, and Go. Scrutinizer mainly supports PHP, but also has limited support for JavaScript and Python.
  2. Pricing Structure: Codacy offers pay-as-you-go pricing based on the number of lines of code analyzed, while Code Climate and Scrutinizer offer tiered pricing plans based on the number of repositories and team members.
  3. Integration with tools: Codacy seamlessly integrates with popular tools such as GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Jira, Slack, and many more. Code Climate also integrates with GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and various CI/CD tools. Scrutinizer offers integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Jenkins.
  4. Custom Rules: Codacy allows users to create custom code patterns and rules to enforce specific coding standards. Code Climate and Scrutinizer have predefined rule sets that cannot be easily customized or extended by users.
  5. Community Support: Codacy has an active community forum where users can seek help, share best practices, and request new features. Code Climate and Scrutinizer have limited community support and rely mainly on their official documentation for assistance.

In Summary, Codacy offers wider technology support and customization options compared to Code Climate and Scrutinizer, with a more flexible pricing model and active community support.

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Pros of Codacy
Pros of Code Climate
Pros of Scrutinizer
  • 45
    Automated code review
  • 35
    Easy setup
  • 29
    Free for open source
  • 20
    Customizable
  • 18
    Helps reduce technical debt
  • 14
    Better coding
  • 13
    Best scala support
  • 11
    Faster Employee Onboarding
  • 10
    Duplication detector
  • 10
    Great UI
  • 9
    PHP integration
  • 6
    Python inspection
  • 5
    Tools for JVM analysis
  • 5
    Many integrations
  • 4
    Github Integration
  • 3
    Must-have for Java
  • 3
    Easy Travis integration
  • 3
    Items can be ignored in the UI
  • 3
    Asdasdas
  • 2
    Gitlab
  • 0
    Asdas
  • 71
    Auto sync with Github
  • 49
    Simple grade system that motivates to keep code clean
  • 45
    Better coding
  • 30
    Free for open source
  • 21
    Hotspots for quick refactoring candidates
  • 15
    Continued encouragement to a have better / cleaner code
  • 13
    Great UI
  • 11
    Makes you a better coder
  • 10
    Duplication Detection
  • 5
    Safe and Secure
  • 2
    Private
  • 2
    Extremely accurate in telling you the errors
  • 2
    GitHub only
  • 2
    Python inspection
  • 2
    Great open community
  • 2
    GitHub integration, status inline in PRs
  • 2
    Uses rubocop
  • 1
    Locally Installable API
  • 7
    Github integration / sync
  • 4
    Bitbucket integration / sync
  • 2
    Gitlab integration / sync
  • 2
    Private Git repo sync
  • 1
    Python inspection
  • 1
    Easy setup
  • 1
    Code review features
  • 1
    Coverage Report changes
  • 1
    Free for open source

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Cons of Codacy
Cons of Code Climate
Cons of Scrutinizer
  • 6
    No support for private Git or Azure DevOps git
  • 2
    Learning curve, static analysis comparable to eslint
  • 1
    Complains about small stylistic decisions
  • 1
    Pricing

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What is Codacy?

Codacy automates code reviews and monitors code quality on every commit and pull request on more than 40 programming languages reporting back the impact of every commit or PR, issues concerning code style, best practices and security.

What is Code Climate?

After each Git push, Code Climate analyzes your code for complexity, duplication, and common smells to determine changes in quality and surface technical debt hotspots.

What is Scrutinizer?

Scrutinizer is a continuous inspection platform helping you to create better software.

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