The Best Visualforce Static Analysis Tools (Linters/Formatters)

We rank 5 Visualforce linters, code analyzers, formatters, and more. Find and compare tools like Codacy, PMD, Checkmarx CxSAST, 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

Codacy

Code Analysis to ship Better Code, Faster.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedservice
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 71% upvoted

PMD

A source code analyzer for Java, Salesforce Apex, Javascript, PLSQL, XML, XSL and others.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 78% upvoted

Checkmarx CxSAST

Commercial Static Code Analysis which doesn't require pre-compilation.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedcli
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 56% upvoted

Clayton

AI-powered code reviews for Salesforce. Secure your developments, enforce best practice and control your technical debt in real-time.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedservice
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 57% upvoted

CodeScan

Code Quality and Security for Salesforce Developers. Made exclusively for the Salesforce platform, CodeScan’s code analysis solutions provide you with total visibility into your code health.

  • MaintainedMaintained
  • MaintainedMulti-Language
  • Maintainedservice
  • Maintainedlinter
  • 67% upvoted

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What are the best Visualforce static analysis tools and linters?

The most popular Visualforce tools ranked by user votes are: Codacy, PMD, Checkmarx CxSAST, Clayton, CodeScan.

Which Visualforce services are free for open source projects?

Commercial services with a free plan for open source include Codacy, PMD.

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