Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Code Quality (2026)
The cheapest code quality is Codacy at $0/mo. 5 offer a free tier (Codacy, CodeScene, DeepSource). This page compares 5 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
5 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Codacy at $0/mo (Developer).
- Typical paid price: from $20/mo, median $25.50/mo, up to $32/mo — across 4 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Codacy, CodeScene, DeepSource, Embold, SonarQube Cloud (Sonar).
- Tracked: 5 vendors, data current through 2026-06-18.
Comparison
| # | Code Quality | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codacy | $0/mo Developer | Yes | — | Yes | teams up to 30 developers | codacy.com |
| 2 | CodeScene | $0/mo Community (Open Source) | Yes | — | — | teams wanting behavioral/hotspot analysis | codescene.com |
| 3 | DeepSource | $0/mo Open Source | Yes | — | Yes | open source projects | deepsource.com |
| 4 | Embold | $0/mo Open Source | Yes | — | — | C/C++ codebases | embold.io |
| 5 | SonarQube Cloud (Sonar) | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | open source projects | sonarsource.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest code quality?
Codacy has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Developer), as of 2026-06-18.
How much does code quality cost per month?
Across the 4 code quality with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $25.50/mo, ranging from $20/mo to $32/mo, as of 2026-06-18. 5 also offer a free tier.
Which code quality have a free plan?
Codacy, CodeScene, DeepSource, Embold, SonarQube Cloud (Sonar) offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Re-verified via WebFetch on official pricing pages on 2026-06-18: codacy.com/pricing, deepsource.com/pricing, sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing, codescene.com/pricing. embold.io/pricing returned HTTP 502 (unreachable); Embold plan structure supplemented via WebSearch (G2/SaaSworthy, last updated June 2025) and Premium price left null because no official source confirms a number. Key correction: DeepSource Team has a real monthly rate of $30/user/month (the draft incorrectly stored the $24 annual-equivalent as monthlyUsd). CodeScene prices are published in EUR (numbers stored as published monthly EUR; no official USD list price exists) and CodeScene offers a 14-day trial. Codiga remains excluded (discontinued/acquired by Datadog 2023). Enterprise/custom plans with no published price are monthlyUsd:null. accessedAt 2026-06-18.
Last verified 2026-06-18. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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