Shellyzer alternatives
Looking for an alternative tool to replace Shellyzer? During the review of Shellyzer we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.
Top 3
- Shellharden (linting tool for shell scripts)
- Bandit (Python static code analyzer)
- Brakeman (static code analyzer for Ruby on Rails)
These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to Shellyzer.
Alternatives (by score)
Shellharden
Introduction
Shellharden helps to detect flaws in shell scripts that may result in vulnerabilities. While being similar to Shellcheck, this tool can apply the suggested changes to a shell script.
Project details
Shellharden is written in Rust.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Tool is easy to use
- + More than 3000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Code analysis
Bandit
Introduction
Bandit is a tool that can be used during development or afterward. Typically this is used by developers to find common security issues in Python code before putting the code in production. Another use-case would be to use this tool to analyze existing projects and find possible flaws.
Project details
Bandit is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 50 contributors
- + The source code of this software is available
- + Supported by a large company
Typical usage
- Code analysis
Brakeman
Introduction
Brakeman is a static code analysis tool for Ruby on Rails to perform a security review. It comes as an open source project with optional commercial support.
Project details
Brakeman is written in Ruby.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Commercial support available
- + More than 5000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Commercial usage is restricted to some extent
Typical usage
- Code analysis
Cppcheck
Introduction
Cppcheck is a static code analysis tool for C and C++ code. It helps to discover bugs that would not be picked up by compilers, yet avoid any false positives.Project details
Cppcheck is written in C++.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Project is mature (10+ years)
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Code analysis
Jackhammer
Introduction
The tool uses RBAC (Role Based Access Control) with different levels of access. Jackhammer uses several tools to do dynamic and static code analysis (e.g. for Java, Ruby, Python, and Nodejs). It checks also for vulnerabilities in libraries. Due to its modular architecture, it can use several scanners out of the box, with options to add your own.
The Jackhammer project was initially added to GitHub on the 8th of May, 2017.
Project details
Jackhammer is written in Ruby.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Collaboration
- Information sharing
PyT (Python Taint)
Introduction
Python Taint (or PyT) is a static code analyzer for Python scripts and applications. It tries to discover vulnerabilities or other possible weaknesses.Project details
PyT is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Code analysis
gosec
Introduction
Gosec is a security tool that performs a static code analysis for Golang projects for security flaws. The scan is performed on the so-called abstract syntax tree (AST). Gosec checks for common flaws that may be part of the selected project.
Project details
gosec is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 25 contributors
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Code analysis
- Safe software development
graudit
Introduction
Analysis of source code helps to find programming flaws including those that can lead to software vulnerabilities. Graudit helps to uncover these by searching through the files and discover possible flaws. The tool supports languages like ASP, C, Perl, PHP, Python, and others.
Project details
graudit is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + Tool is easy to use
- + Used language is shell script
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Code analysis
angr
Introduction
Tools like angr are great for performing in-depth analysis of binaries. This could be the analysis of an unknown binary, like a collected malware sample.
Project details
angr is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 50 contributors
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Binary analysis
- Malware analysis
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