Compare Products:
Developer vs.
Build-Machine vs.
Azure DevOps / TFS extension vs.
GitHub Action
NDepend v2022.2.1 for DeveloperNDepend for Developer is dedicated to developers that use NDepend interactive UI from:
It only runs on Windows. Each machine on which NDepend for Developer is activated, counts as a license seat. |
NDepend v2022.2.1 for Build MachineNDepend for Build Machine is dedicated to Windows, Linux and Mac build servers and Continuous Integration (CI) servers that integrate NDepend analysis into their build processes and produce NDepend reports (see sample reports here). Each physical machine, each virtual machine (VM), each agent, on which NDepend for Build Machine is activated, counts as a license seat. NDepend for Build Machine is required to integrate NDepend into: SonarQube, TeamCity, Jenkins, AppVeyor, Bamboo. |
NDepend Azure DevOps / TFS extensionThe NDepend Azure DevOps / TFS Extension lets run an NDepend analysis after each rebuild and explore results in an interactive dashboard embedded in the AzureDevOps / TFS dashboard. This Extension can also fail the build upon some Quality Gate(s) failure. The NDepend Azure DevOps / TFS Extension is sold per 5x users allowed to access the extension dashboard. Only users accessing the hub are counted. Let's precise that the NDepend analysis is triggered no matter if the user responsible for commit is allowed to access the extension dashboard or not. You can test the Azure DevOps / TFS Extension full-featured trial-version for 28 days from its marketplace page here. |
NDepend GitHub ActionThe GitHub Action lets run an NDepend analysis after each rebuild and explore results in a shared interactive HTML+js report. This Action can also fail the build upon some Quality Gate(s) failure. With a Developer license, the standalone app VisualNDepend.exe or the NDepend Visual Studio extension can be used to explore the result in more details. The GitHub Action is sold per 5x users triggering the action. Only users triggering the action are counted. You can test the GitHub Action full-featured trial-version for 28 days, see details here. |
Features Matrix
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Visual Studio Integration and standalone app VisualNDepend.exe Integration in Visual Studio 2022, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2010 (see screenshots of NDepend within Visual Studio here) Quality Gates and Rules validation within Visual Studio, before commit |
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Build Process Integration and Reporting Integration into the Build Process with Jenkins, AppVeyor, Bamboo, TeamCity, SonarQube. Build Fail: The build can be aborted upon some NDepend Quality Gates failure.
Automatic Report Production through
Automatic Project Creation through Running an Analysis from Power Tools and NDepend.API. |
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Integration with Azure DevOps and TFS. (marketplace extension page) Cloud Code Quality integrated within Azure DevOps, no need for VPS hosting (Virtual Private Server). Azure DevOps Build Fail: The build can be aborted upon some NDepend Quality Gates failure. |
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GitHub Action. Run an NDepend analysis after each rebuild and explore results in a shared interactive HTML+js report (see some sample reports here). GitHub Build Fail: The build can be aborted upon some NDepend Quality Gates failure. With a Developer license, the standalone app VisualNDepend.exe or the NDepend Visual Studio extension can be used to fetch result from GitHub and explore it in details. |
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Project, Rule and Code Query Customization Facilities to Create and Customize NDepend Project Write Custom Rules and Queries and edit default ones. Rich code search by generating code queries
Usage of Power Tools and NDepend.API |
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Common Features Analysis run that scans any Visual Studio solution and any .NET assembly Dashboard in UI ; in Report ; in Azure DevOps / TFS Smart Technical Debt Estimation Quality Gates validation
Import of Test Coverage Data from
Visual Studio Coverage,
OpenCover,
dotCover or
NCover
Run Default and Custom Code Rules and Queries |
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