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Checkstyle vs Semmle

A side-by-side look at Checkstyle and Semmle. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Checkstyle

Checkstyle

Development

Checkstyle is an open source code style checking and code formatting tool for Java. It helps developers follow a coding standard and avoid common mistakes by analyzing Java code and reporting violations of predefined rules.

javacoding-standardsstatic-analysislinter
Semmle

Semmle

Development

Semmle is an automated code analysis platform used to detect security vulnerabilities and quality issues in software code. It can analyze codebases written in multiple languages like Java, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, and Python.

securityvulnerability-scanningstatic-analysiscode-quality