COBOL

The Best COBOL Static Analysis Tools (Linters/Formatters)

We rank 5 COBOL linters, code analyzers, formatters, and more. Find and compare tools like Fortify, CAST Highlight, HCL AppScan Source, and more. Please rate and review tools that you've used. This helps others find the best tools for their projects.

5 Multi-Language Tools

Fortify

A commercial static analysis platform that supports the scanning of C/C++, C#, VB.NET, VB6, ABAP/BSP, ActionScript, Apex, ASP.NET, Classic ASP, VB Script, Cobol, ColdFusion, HTML, Java, JS, JSP, MXML/Flex, Objective-C, PHP, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Python (2.6, 2.7), Ruby (1.9.3), Swift, Scala, VB, and XML.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedide-plugin
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 53% upvoted

CAST Highlight

Commercial Static Code Analysis which runs locally, but uploads the results to its cloud for presentation.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 50% upvoted

HCL AppScan Source

Commercial Static Code Analysis.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedservice
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 50% upvoted

StaticReviewer

Static Reviewer executes code checks according to the most relevant Secure Coding Standards, OWASP, CWE, CVE, CVSS, MISRA, CERT, for 40+ programming languages, using 1000+ built-in validation rules for Security, Deadcode & Best Practices Available a module for Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to find vulnerabilities in open source and third party libraries.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 33% upvoted

Understand

Code visualization tool that provides code analysis, standards testing, metrics, graphing, dependency analysis and more for Ada, VHDL, and others.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 43% upvoted

Frequently Asked Questions

What are COBOL tools?

COBOL (an acronym for COmmon Business-Oriented Language) is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. COBOL is imperative, procedural and, since 2002, object-oriented. COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments. It is still in use despite the fact that many consider it an outdated programming language, due to the large amount of COBOL code written for business transactions.

What are the best COBOL static analysis tools and linters?

The most popular COBOL tools ranked by user votes are: Fortify, CAST Highlight, HCL AppScan Source, StaticReviewer, Understand.

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