# Best Peer Code Review Software

  *By [Adam Crivello](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/adam-crivello)*

   Peer code review software provides the means by which code can be examined by a developer other than its author. Peer code review software allows multiple developers to see changes to the code made by other developers, reducing the risk of bugs, security vulnerabilities, and missed requirements. Peer code review software is used by software development teams in the development phase of a project which is cheaper, faster, easier, and more thorough than doing reviews during the requirements phase, testing phase, or after project delivery. Peer code review software allows developers to not only see code but also the specifics of what code was changed and to comment on those changes. Peer code review software often integrates directly into other tools including version control hosting solutions.

To qualify as a peer code review software system, a product must:

- View specific changes made by a developer
- Allow developers to write comments on specific files and changes
- Send messages when requests for code review happens or code review comments are submitted





## Best Peer Code Review Software At A Glance

- **Leader:** [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)
- **Highest Performer:** [Axolo](https://www.g2.com/products/axolo/reviews)
- **Easiest to Use:** [Axolo](https://www.g2.com/products/axolo/reviews)
- **Top Trending:** [CodeRabbit](https://www.g2.com/products/coderabbit/reviews)
- **Best Free Software:** [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)


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## Top-Rated Products (Ranked by G2 Score)
  ### 1. [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)
  GitHub is where the world builds software. Millions of individuals, organizations and businesses around the world use GitHub to discover, share, and contribute software. Developers at startups to Fortune 50 companies use GitHub, every step of the way.


  **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2,256

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/sellers/github)
- **Year Founded:** 2008
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Twitter:** @github (2,632,418 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1418841/ (6,000 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 46% Small-Business, 31% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Features (124 reviews)
- Ease of Use (111 reviews)
- Team Collaboration (109 reviews)
- Collaboration (107 reviews)
- Version Control (103 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complexity (47 reviews)
- Learning Curve (45 reviews)
- Difficulty for Beginners (43 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (41 reviews)
- Steep Learning Curve (36 reviews)

  ### 2. [Bitbucket](https://www.g2.com/products/bitbucket/reviews)
  Bitbucket is the Git solution for professional teams. It provides collaboration and code management around the versioning of your codebase. Every piece of core functionality has been built to help software teams work better together. This ranges from collaboration to integrations & extensibility, security, and scalability. Bitbucket allows software teams to collaborate around their source code, secure their code base, enforce development workflows, and scale as their team grows. It integrates with JIRA Software for traceability from feature ideation through deployment. Bitbucket provides a platform for developers to discuss code changes, a window into development progress for development managers, and a performant version control system for system admins.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 970

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Atlassian](https://www.g2.com/sellers/atlassian)
- **Year Founded:** 2002
- **HQ Location:** Sydney and San Francisco
- **Twitter:** @Atlassian (105,817 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlassian (21,797 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ:TEAM

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 41% Small-Business, 32% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Jira Integration (25 reviews)
- Code Review (17 reviews)
- Ease of Use (14 reviews)
- Git Integration (14 reviews)
- CD Integration (13 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Slow Speed (16 reviews)
- Lack of Features (9 reviews)
- UX Improvement (9 reviews)
- Performance Issues (8 reviews)
- Improvement Needed (7 reviews)

  ### 3. [GitLab](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews)
  GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-Powered DevSecOps platform that enables software innovation by empowering development, security, and operations teams to build better software, faster. With GitLab, teams can create, deliver, and manage code quickly and continuously instead of managing disparate tools and scripts. GitLab helps your teams across the complete DevSecOps lifecycle, from developing, securing, and deploying software. What makes us truly different? - Flexibility: Consume as a service or manage your own deployment - Cloud-Agnostic: Deploy anywhere with no vendor lock-in - No rip and replace: Scale to a platform approach at your own pace


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 867

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [GitLab Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gitlab-inc)
- **Company Website:** https://about.gitlab.com/
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, California
- **Twitter:** @gitlab (170,493 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/5101804/ (3,357 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 37% Mid-Market, 37% Small-Business


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (43 reviews)
- Features (42 reviews)
- CI (36 reviews)
- CD Integration (34 reviews)
- Integrations (34 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complexity (21 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (19 reviews)
- Confusing Interface (16 reviews)
- Complex User Interface (15 reviews)
- Learning Curve (13 reviews)

  ### 4. [Axolo](https://www.g2.com/products/axolo/reviews)
  Axolo is a bi-directional Slack & GitHub/GitLab integration. With Axolo, tech teams can collaborate on pull requests seamlessly. Each pull request creates a temporary Slack channel where all information (deployments, pull request checks, and code comments) will be shared. Axolo takes all of the normal back-and-forths on GitHub and Slack to centralize the conversation in ephemeral pull request channels. But this is only step 1! Features: 💭 An ephemeral Slack channel for each pull request: Axolo opens a Slack channel each time one of your collaborators opens a pull request. Only people that should be invited (reviewers & assignees) are invited. ⏰ PRs reminders: Set up Axolo to send daily reminders in stale PRs. 💻 A complete synch for code reviews: Each Github code review comment creates a new Slack thread. Then, the following comments from GitHub or Slack are sent to the other tool. 👀 High-level view on your team's PRs: With team-specific notifications, Axolo will send new pull request notifications in team channels and react upon the status of the PR (awaiting review, work in progress, mergeable, ...). 🤖 Approve pull requests with /lgtm: Developers can use /lgtm to approve a pull request directly in PR channels! 🏀 All your PRs are a command away: Ask /axolo open to show all open PR of your organization, /axolo me for your open PRs, and /axolo team [name of your team] to show all PRs from a specific team. 🕵️‍♂️ Organize your stand-ups with daily PR recap: You can set up Axolo to send daily PR recap to specific channels to organize your stand-ups. ⏳ Dedicated times for code review: Organize your time with code review time slots and let Axolo notify you only when you're available. Save your development sessions from distractions.


  **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 102

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.5/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Axolo](https://www.g2.com/sellers/axolo)
- **Year Founded:** 2021
- **HQ Location:** Paris, FR
- **Twitter:** @axolo_co (163 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/axolo/ (3 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, CTO
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Financial Services
  - **Company Size:** 71% Small-Business, 21% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Review System (11 reviews)
- Collaboration (10 reviews)
- Ease of Use (9 reviews)
- Team Collaboration (9 reviews)
- Tool Integration (9 reviews)

**Cons:**

- GitHub Issues (5 reviews)
- Improvement Needed (3 reviews)
- UX Improvement (3 reviews)
- Notification Issues (2 reviews)
- Difficult Usability (1 reviews)

  ### 5. [Azure DevOps Server](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-devops-server/reviews)
  Azure DevOps Server, formerly known as Team Foundation Server (TFS), is a comprehensive on-premises solution developed by Microsoft for managing the entire application lifecycle. It integrates version control, project management, build automation, testing, and release management into a unified platform, facilitating collaboration among development teams. Designed to support both agile and waterfall methodologies, Azure DevOps Server enables organizations to plan, develop, test, and deliver software efficiently within their own infrastructure. Key Features and Functionality: - Version Control: Offers robust source code management through Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) and Git, allowing teams to choose between centralized or distributed version control systems. - Project Management: Provides agile planning tools, including configurable Kanban boards and backlogs, to plan, track, and discuss work across teams. - Build Automation: Enables continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to build, test, and deploy applications across various platforms and environments. - Testing: Includes manual and exploratory testing tools to ensure code quality and support the entire testing lifecycle. - Release Management: Facilitates controlled and automated deployment of applications to different environments, ensuring consistent and reliable releases. - Extensibility: Supports integration with various development environments, including Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse, and offers APIs for custom extensions. Primary Value and User Benefits: Azure DevOps Server addresses the challenges of managing complex software development projects by providing a centralized platform that enhances collaboration, streamlines workflows, and improves code quality. By integrating various development tools and processes, it reduces the overhead associated with managing multiple disparate systems. Organizations benefit from increased transparency, better project tracking, and faster delivery times, all while maintaining control over their data within their own infrastructure. This makes Azure DevOps Server particularly valuable for enterprises with strict compliance requirements or those operating in environments where cloud-based solutions are not feasible.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 190

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft)
- **Year Founded:** 1975
- **HQ Location:** Redmond, Washington
- **Twitter:** @microsoft (13,090,464 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/ (227,697 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** MSFT

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 41% Enterprise, 39% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Automation (2 reviews)
- Collaboration (2 reviews)
- Convenience (2 reviews)
- Customer Support (2 reviews)
- Deployment (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complex Setup (2 reviews)
- Difficulty (2 reviews)
- Complexity (1 reviews)
- Complex Management (1 reviews)
- Difficult Configuration (1 reviews)

  ### 6. [Crucible](https://www.g2.com/products/crucible/reviews)
  Review code, discuss changes, share knowledge, and identify defects across SVN, Git, Mercurial, CVS, and Perforce.


  **Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 27

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 7.1/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Atlassian](https://www.g2.com/sellers/atlassian)
- **Year Founded:** 2002
- **HQ Location:** Sydney and San Francisco
- **Twitter:** @Atlassian (105,817 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlassian (21,797 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ:TEAM

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 68% Enterprise, 29% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Code Management (1 reviews)
- Code Review (1 reviews)
- Collaboration (1 reviews)
- Review System (1 reviews)
- Tool Integration (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complexity (1 reviews)
- Difficult Usability (1 reviews)
- Slow Speed (1 reviews)
- UX Improvement (1 reviews)

  ### 7. [Harness Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/harness-platform/reviews)
  Simplify your developer experience with the world's first AI-augmented software delivery platform. Upgrade your software delivery with Harness' innovative CI/CD, Feature Flags, Infrastructure as Code Management, and Chaos Engineering tools. We are a software delivery platform that helps developers and infrastructure engineers build and ship code for cloud and on-premise projects. We automate the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) process to help teams build faster, ship more frequently, and improve quality, efficiency, and governance. We help companies in four key areas: Number one, we accelerate innovation through DevOps modernization. We provide an approach for software delivery that automates processes, reduces manual interventions, consolidates tools, and accelerates time-to-market for new products, features, and fixes. Number two, we improve developer experience. We give you the ability to attract, retain, and onboard high-caliber engineering talent while fostering a culture of continuous innovation and improvement. Number three, we secure software delivery. We give you the ability to integrate security into every phase of the SDLC. And last but not least is, we optimize cloud costs. We give you the ability to eliminate waste and to ensure that appropriate cloud resources are allocated at the right place at the right time.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 277

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Harness](https://www.g2.com/sellers/harness-25016f40-e80f-4417-bea8-39412055d17a)
- **Company Website:** https://harness.io/
- **Year Founded:** 2018
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco
- **Twitter:** @HarnessWealth (1,402 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/harnessinc/ (1,611 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Financial Services
  - **Company Size:** 41% Enterprise, 39% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (113 reviews)
- Features (72 reviews)
- Feature Flags (49 reviews)
- Easy Setup (40 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (31 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Missing Features (23 reviews)
- Limitations (20 reviews)
- Limited Features (20 reviews)
- Learning Curve (17 reviews)
- Poor UI (16 reviews)

  ### 8. [CodeRabbit](https://www.g2.com/products/coderabbit/reviews)
  CodeRabbit is an AI-powered code reviewer that provides a context-aware reviews with line-by-line code change suggestions and chat that gets smarter over time. 


  **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 26

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [CodeRabbit](https://www.g2.com/sellers/coderabbit)
- **Year Founded:** 2023
- **HQ Location:** Walnut Creek, California
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/coderabbitai/about/ (124 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 92% Small-Business, 8% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Code Review (5 reviews)
- Review System (5 reviews)
- Code Management (3 reviews)
- Ease of Setup (2 reviews)
- Ease of Use (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Inadequate Security (1 reviews)
- Lack of Features (1 reviews)
- Merge Conflicts (1 reviews)
- Poor Customer Support (1 reviews)
- Poor Functionality (1 reviews)

  ### 9. [SourceForge](https://www.g2.com/products/sourceforge/reviews)
  SourceForge is the complete software platform. SourceForge is the largest B2B software review and comparison directory in the world with nearly 20 million monthly users looking for software, reading user reviews, and comparing B2B software products. Our business software reviews and comparison directory lists over 105,000 B2B software products across over 4000 B2B software categories, and offers robust tools for business software and service comparisons and buying decisions, which allows B2B professionals to compare software and services by price, user reviews, integrations, deployment, region, support and training offerings, and more. Our team of business software and service experts, who have thousands of hours of software review and analysis experience, are constantly analyzing the B2B SaaS and service industry to bring users and B2B software shoppers the most up to date and cutting-edge analysis and comprehensive research. All product information, pricing, reviews, specifications, and details are provided by SourceForge’s team of research analysts, in conjunction with the vendors. The research and analysis produced by our business software and service analysts is exclusive to SourceForge. SourceForge also provides powerful tools for business software and services vendors to accurately showcase their offerings to potential buyers. With the tools we provide, developers on SourceForge have created over 500,000 software projects, and we host millions of registered users. Our popular directory connects nearly 20 million monthly users and serves more than 2.6 million downloads a day. Our open source toolset includes code repositories, download binary hosting, bug tracking, version control, download statistics, mailing lists, discussion forums, & more. SourceForge is the most trusted B2B software review and comparison platform in the world.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 67

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.6/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [sourceforge](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sourceforge)
- **Year Founded:** 1999
- **HQ Location:** San Diego, CA
- **Twitter:** @sourceforge (46,758 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/638555/ (67 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 49% Small-Business, 36% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Comparisons (2 reviews)
- Features (2 reviews)
- Open Source (2 reviews)
- Trust (2 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Bias (1 reviews)
- Communication Issues (1 reviews)
- Comparison Issues (1 reviews)
- Difficult Navigation (1 reviews)
- Email Overload (1 reviews)

  ### 10. [Klocwork](https://www.g2.com/products/klocwork/reviews)
  Perforce Klocwork is an enterprise grade SAST solution for C, C++, C#, Rust (support coming March 2026), Java, JavaScript, Python, and Kotlin. It helps development teams detect security vulnerabilities, quality issues, and reliability defects early, while supporting compliance with industry and regulatory standards. Klocwork is purpose built to analyze very large, complex codebases and scales to hundreds of millions of lines of code, well beyond the practical limits of many traditional SAST tools. This makes it especially suited for organizations developing long lived, safety critical, or security critical systems. Designed for DevOps and DevSecOps, Klocwork integrates with complex build systems, CI/CD pipelines, cloud and containerized environments, and common developer tools—enabling consistent security and quality enforcement without slowing development. Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Klocwork identifies a wide range of security vulnerabilities, including SQL injection, tainted data flows, buffer overflows, and other insecure coding practices. It also detects bugs and quality issues such as null pointer dereferences, memory and resource leaks, uncaught exceptions, and code smells. The solution supports compliance with internationally recognized standards including CWE, OWASP, CERT, PCI DSS, DISA STIG, and ISO/IEC TS 17961. Automated CI/CD integrations make continuous security testing practical even for very large systems. AI Assisted Code Remediation with MCP Klocwork extends static analysis with AI assisted code remediation, designed to help developers resolve findings faster and with greater confidence. Using MCP based capabilities, Klocwork securely exposes rich static analysis context—defect data, rule knowledge, and precise fix guidance—to supported AI code assist tools directly within the IDE. Rather than relying on generic AI suggestions, Klocwork’s remediation feature combines deep static analysis insights with comprehensive documentation and exact fix instructions, enabling AI assistants to propose accurate, context aware corrections for security vulnerabilities, quality defects, and coding standard violations. Fixes are presented as clear diffs and require developer review and approval, making the approach suitable for safety and security critical environments. By integrating remediation into the developer workflow, Klocwork reduces time spent interpreting analysis results, researching fixes, and switching between tools. Developers stay in their IDE, receive guided remediation aligned with secure coding standards and project specific rules, and can immediately re analyze code to validate fixes. This completes the optimal shift left approach—helping teams not only find issues early, but fix them efficiently and consistently. Project Streams and Enterprise Scalability Klocwork’s Project Streams feature simplifies managing shared codebases with multiple variants or branches. A single rule configuration can be applied across streams, issues common to multiple variants stay synchronized, and stream specific findings are clearly identified for reporting and compliance. Developer Focused and Centralized Klocwork integrates directly into popular IDEs to deliver fast, contextual feedback as developers write code. Out of the box compiler support eliminates manual setup, while centralized dashboards provide visibility into trends, risk, and compliance across projects of any size.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 22

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Perforce](https://www.g2.com/sellers/perforce)
- **Year Founded:** 1995
- **HQ Location:** Minneapolis, MN
- **Twitter:** @perforce (5,087 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/perforce/ (2,032 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 48% Mid-Market, 35% Small-Business


  ### 11. [Assembla](https://www.g2.com/products/assembla/reviews)
  Assembla is the most secure version control and project collaboration platform in the world. We provide secure cloud hosting for Subversion, Perforce and Git repositories with integrated project management for more than 5,500 customers around the globe. Assembla helps development teams meet and even exceed HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI and GDPR compliance standards with our best practice VCS. Embrace agile, meet compliance, and stay innovative while managing all of your projects and source code from a central control point with industry-leading compliance and security.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 125

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Assembla](https://www.g2.com/sellers/assembla)
- **Year Founded:** 2005
- **HQ Location:** San Antonio, TX
- **Twitter:** @assembla (3,819 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/339775/ (20 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 47% Small-Business, 43% Mid-Market


  ### 12. [Review Board](https://www.g2.com/products/review-board/reviews)
  Review Board is an open-source, web-based code review tool designed to streamline the process of reviewing code changes, ensuring high-quality software development. It supports a wide range of version control systems, including Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Perforce, and ClearCase, making it adaptable to various development environments. Beyond code, Review Board facilitates the review of images, documents, and other file types, providing a comprehensive platform for collaborative evaluations. Key Features and Functionality: - Version Control Integration: Seamlessly connects with multiple version control systems, allowing for efficient code review workflows. - Comprehensive Review Capabilities: Enables the review of code, images, and documents, supporting diverse project needs. - Advanced Diff Viewer: Offers side-by-side comparisons, highlighting additions and deletions, with support for multi-line commenting and moved code detection. - Customizable Review Requests: Allows users to create tailored review requests, specify target reviewers, and add contextual comments. - Automated Code Review: Integrates with Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, and Travis-CI, facilitating automatic code reviews. - Command Line Tools: Provides RBTools for posting changes, landing changes in the repository, and managing review requests via the command line. - Dashboard Overview: Offers a centralized dashboard displaying all review requests, their statuses, and pending actions, enhancing task management. Primary Value and User Solutions: Review Board addresses the need for efficient, collaborative code and document reviews in software development. By integrating with various version control systems and supporting multiple file types, it ensures that teams can maintain high code quality and project standards. Its advanced diff viewer and commenting system facilitate clear communication among team members, reducing misunderstandings and errors. The integration with CI tools and command-line utilities streamlines the development process, saving time and resources. Overall, Review Board enhances collaboration, improves code quality, and accelerates the development lifecycle.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 16

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Beanbag](https://www.g2.com/sellers/beanbag)
- **Year Founded:** 2010
- **HQ Location:** Palo Alto, US
- **Twitter:** @reviewboard (384 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/beanbag-inc./about (6 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 50% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Review System (4 reviews)
- Code Review (3 reviews)
- Collaboration (3 reviews)
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Productivity (3 reviews)

**Cons:**

- UX Improvement (5 reviews)
- Difficult Usability (1 reviews)
- GitHub Issues (1 reviews)
- Performance Issues (1 reviews)
- Slow Performance (1 reviews)

  ### 13. [Phabricator](https://www.g2.com/products/phabricator/reviews)
  Phabricator is a complete set of tools for developing software. Included apps help you manage tasks and sprints, review code, host git, svn, or mercurial repositories, build with continuous integration, review designs, discuss in internal chat channels, and much more. It's fast, scalable, and fully open source. Install it locally with no limitations, or have us host it for you.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 27

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.4/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Phacility](https://www.g2.com/sellers/phacility)
- **Year Founded:** 2011
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Twitter:** @phabricator (4,409 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/9963582/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 48% Mid-Market, 44% Small-Business


  ### 14. [Collaborator](https://www.g2.com/products/collaborator/reviews)
  Collaborator is the premier tool for team peer code and document review, built for teams working on projects where code quality is critical. Bridge the gap between development, testing and management teams by working together in one solution to conduct peer reviews for everything from project requirements, user stories, and design documents to source code and test plans. Peer reviews are the #1 way to increase code quality. In Collaborator, you can see code changes, identify defects, and make comments on specific lines. Set review rules and automatic participant notifications to ensure that peer reviews are done on time and done right. Your team shouldn't have to conform to the workflow of the review tool you use. Collaborator allows you to build custom review templates so you can tailor your process to fit your specific needs. Set custom fields, checklists, and participant groups for different types of code and document reviews. Customizable reports enable you to drive your team's growth while also easing auditing burdens.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 12

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 7.6/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [SmartBear](https://www.g2.com/sellers/smartbear)
- **HQ Location:** Somerville, MA
- **Twitter:** @smartbear (16,478 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/108422/ (994 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise, 25% Small-Business


  ### 15. [FogBugz](https://www.g2.com/products/devfactory-fz-fogbugz/reviews)
  Building software that matters is more than a race to close issues. We know every team can craft great software, you just need the best tools and the right information. FogBugz provides all you need to make great software, including project management, issue tracking, and support, fused with just enough process to help you deliver. FogBugz shows you the issue and project info you need, alongside updates from your integrated tools. As well as providing expert advice and insights from two decades of studying how great software really gets built.


  **Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 14

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Ignite](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ignite-3f2defa9-0eb1-4722-8745-3c7d8d180d73)
- **HQ Location:** Austin, Texas
- **Twitter:** @DevFaCareers (23 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/33194007/ (37 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 43% Small-Business


  ### 16. [CodeTogether](https://www.g2.com/products/codetogether/reviews)
  Live share your IDE and coding sessions. See changes in real time, even when coding in the same file, like Google Docs for your code. So many uses: pair programming, mob programming, code review, project design, TDD, unit testing, education, interviews, remote development and more. Free plan with anonymous usage is always available. KEY FEATURES -Cross-IDE support. Host and join from VS Code, IntelliJ or Eclipse. -Browser too. IDE functionality with just a URL, even edit from a phone or tablet. -Simple and easy. Designed by developers for developers. -Integrated communication. Audio, video, text chat, screen sharing, & more. -Secure. Sessions are end-to-end encrypted. -Real-time editing. See changes immediately, even when editing the same file. -Host-based intelligence. Exceptional content assist, validation, code-analysis & navigation. -Efficient. No resource drain, lag time or artifacting like with screen sharing. -Shared consoles & terminals. Host-controlled with optional write access. -Share local servers. Expose to your guests web apps running locally. -Run tests. Everyone gets to write, run & analyze tests; perfect for TDD. -Run Remote launches. Guests can run applications from the host IDE. -CodeTogether Pro. The perfect upgrade for professionals. -CodeTogether Teams. Simplifies collaboration with team-centric flows. -CodeTogether On-Premises. Deploy behind your firewall. Supports multi-server deployment and SSO integration. -SAP ABAP support. Collaborate & live share code that resides on an SAP server.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 14

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Genuitec](https://www.g2.com/sellers/genuitec)
- **Year Founded:** 1997
- **HQ Location:** Flower Mound, TX
- **Twitter:** @Genuitec (1,516 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/91479/ (13 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 47% Enterprise, 40% Small-Business


  ### 17. [Gerrit](https://www.g2.com/products/gerrit/reviews)
  Gerrit provides web based code review and repository management for the Git version control system.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 31

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 7.1/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Gitiles](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gitiles)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @gerritreview (1,309 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Who Uses This:** Senior Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 28% Mid-Market


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Merging (2 reviews)
- Access Control (1 reviews)
- Branching Management (1 reviews)
- Code Review (1 reviews)
- Git Integration (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complexity (1 reviews)
- Complex Setup (1 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (1 reviews)
- Integration Issues (1 reviews)
- Limited Integrations (1 reviews)

  ### 18. [Beanstalk](https://www.g2.com/products/beanstalk/reviews)
  Hassle-free, hosted version control service.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 23

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Wildbit](https://www.g2.com/sellers/wildbit)
- **Year Founded:** 2000
- **HQ Location:** Philadelphia, PA
- **Twitter:** @Wildbit (3,490 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/149674/ (7 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Marketing and Advertising
  - **Company Size:** 43% Mid-Market, 30% Small-Business


  ### 19. [Gitcolony](https://www.g2.com/products/gitcolony/reviews)
  Make code review process more efficient. Deliver high quality code without reducing the teams' throughput. Enforce quality policies through our business rules engine. Articulate QA, release and development teams.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 10

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Gitcolony](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gitcolony)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @gitcolony (114 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/3814701/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 160% Enterprise, 30% Mid-Market


  ### 20. [Embold](https://www.g2.com/products/embold/reviews)
  Embold supports developers and development teams by finding critical code issues before they become roadblocks. It is the perfect tool to analyze, diagnose, transform, and sustain your software efficiently. With the use of A.I. and machine learning technologies, Embold can immediately prioritize issues, suggest ways to best solve them, and re-factor software where necessary. Run it within your current Dev-Ops stack, on premise or in the cloud privately or publicly.


  **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 15

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.4/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Embold Technologies](https://www.g2.com/sellers/embold-technologies)
- **Year Founded:** 2009
- **HQ Location:** Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
- **Twitter:** @embold_io (1,061 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1727876/ (13 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 56% Small-Business, 28% Mid-Market


  ### 21. [Launchpad](https://www.g2.com/products/canonical-ltd-launchpad/reviews)
  Launchpad is a software collaboration platform that provides: Bug tracking Code hosting using Bazaar and Git Code reviews Ubuntu package building and hosting Translations Mailing lists Answer tracking and FAQs Specification tracking


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 12

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Canonical Ltd.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/canonical-ltd)
- **Year Founded:** 2004
- **HQ Location:** London
- **Twitter:** @Canonical (109,157 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/234280/ (1,893 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 62% Small-Business, 15% Enterprise


#### Pros & Cons

**Pros:**

- Automation (1 reviews)
- Client Management (1 reviews)
- Collaboration (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Efficiency (1 reviews)


  ### 22. [Parasoft Jtest](https://www.g2.com/products/parasoft-jtest/reviews)
  Parasoft Jtest is an integrated Java testing tool for Application Software Development. Develop high-quality code within an Agile workflow. Jtest’s comprehensive set of Java testing tools ensures high code coverage through every stage of software development. Parasoft Jtest integrates tightly into your development ecosystem and CI/CD pipeline for real-time, intelligent feedback on your testing and compliance progress. Jtest highlights code coverage and code quality, leverages AI for JUnit test creation, and identifies security and reliability issues so stakeholders can understand the quality of the deliverables and make informed decisions about risk of release.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 13

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.1/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.1/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Parasoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/parasoft)
- **Year Founded:** 1987
- **HQ Location:** Monrovia, CA
- **Twitter:** @Parasoft (2,596 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/parasoft/ (303 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 38% Enterprise, 31% Small-Business


  ### 23. [Reviewable](https://www.g2.com/products/reviewable/reviews)
  GitHub code reviews done right


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 6

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Ideanest](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ideanest)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **Twitter:** @reviewableio (362 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/reviewable/ (4 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Small-Business, 33% Enterprise


  ### 24. [Understand](https://www.g2.com/products/understand/reviews)
  Understand is a customizable integrated development environment (IDE) that enables static code analysis through an array of visuals, documentation, and metric tools. It was built to help software developers comprehend, maintain, and document their source code. It enables code comprehension by providing flow charts of relationships and building a dictionary of variables and procedures from a provided source code. In addition to functioning as an integrated development environment, Understand provides tools for metrics and reports, standards testing, documentation, searching, graphing, and code knowledge. It is capable of analyzing projects with millions of lines of code and works with code bases written in multiple languages. Understand supports projects written in Ada, Cobol, Ansi C, K&R C, Ansi C++, C#, FORTRAN, Java, Jovial, Pascal, PL/M, Python, VHDL, Objective C, Objective C++, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and XML.


  **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 5

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [Scientific Toolworks](https://www.g2.com/sellers/scientific-toolworks)
- **Year Founded:** 1996
- **HQ Location:** St. George, US
- **Twitter:** @scitools (32 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1038798 (20 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 60% Enterprise, 20% Mid-Market


  ### 25. [CodeStream](https://www.g2.com/products/codestream/reviews)
  CodeStream helps development teams resolve issues faster, and improve code quality by streamlining code reviews inside your IDE. CodeStream enables asynchronous communication among developers on your team, anywhere. Review changes in the context of the full source tree, using your favorite keybindings and environment. Use a simple shortcut to highlight your code and CodeStream will automatically assign a reviewer based on context and history.


  **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4

**User Satisfaction Scores:**

- **Quality of Support:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.6/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)


**Seller Details:**

- **Seller:** [CodeStream](https://www.g2.com/sellers/codestream)
- **Year Founded:** 2008
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, US
- **Twitter:** @teamcodestream (3,287 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-relic-inc- (2,982 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Reviewer Demographics:**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 50% Small-Business




## Parent Category

[Source Code Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/source-code-management)



## Related Categories

- [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-integration)
- [Version Control Hosting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/version-control-hosting)
- [Secure Code Review Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-code-review)



---

## Buyer Guide

### What You Should Know About Peer Code Review Software

### What is Peer Code Review Software?

Peer code review software facilitates a collaborative feedback and quality assurance process during software development. This software provides an organized means by which code can be examined, adjusted, and commented on by a developer other than the code’s author.

The code review process allows multiple developers to see changes to the code made by other developers, reducing the risk of bugs, security vulnerabilities, and missed requirements. Peer code review software also allows teams to check code for clarity and readability, which is an important aspect of programming. In a sense, the peer code review process facilitated by these tools is akin to the peer review processes used for writing projects. The fundamental value of these tools lies in the overall reduced possibility of human errors. However, these tools are also useful for onboarding newly hired developers. Developers with more experience on the team can review and comment on new developers’ code to instill team-specific best practices that aren’t necessarily universal. Even fully functional code can be improved by peer code review software. Team members can offer each other suggestions that result in better code, even if the original code is usable. Code review tools are used by software development teams in a project's development phase, which is cheaper, faster, easier, and more thorough than doing reviews during the requirements phase, testing phase, or after project delivery. By catching problematic code early, teams reduce the possibility of having to redo excess amounts of work.

Peer code review software allows developers to view not only code but also the specifics of what code was changed and to comment on those changes. These code review tools often integrate directly into other tools, including version control hosting solutions. This integration enables teams to smoothly incorporate the peer code review process into their standardized software development process.

### What are the Common Features of Peer Code Review Software?

The following are some core features within peer code review software that can help users facilitate a smooth and effective code review process:

**Commenting:** Code commenting is perhaps the most fundamental feature of peer code review software, as it allows developers other than a code’s author to provide feedback asynchronously. Developers reviewing someone else’s code can highlight relevant parts of the code to leave comments on. If multiple developers are reviewing the code in question, peer code review software allows them to group or chain comments from different developers pertaining to the same lines of code. Then, the code’s author can hover over the highlighted code to view those comments and adjust as necessary.

**Notifications:** Peer code review software uses notifications to alert relevant users as the code review process progresses. When the code’s author determines that their work is ready for review, the code review tool will notify their peer review partner or partners. Then, when the peer review is complete, the software will notify the original author so that they can adjust their code against the completed peer review. Teams can also set the granularity for these notifications. If desired, the code’s author can be alerted to each individual comment or change made by a peer reviewer. 

**Prioritization:** Most peer code review software allows reviewers to mark the severity of their comments. For example, if a peer reviewer finds an app-breaking error in the author’s code, they can both leave a comment and mark it as urgent or severe. This is usually accomplished via color coding or iconography such as an exclamation mark, drawing the author’s attention to the most important suggestions and corrections. Prioritization allows developers to delineate between minor preference differences and major flaws.

**Standardized best practices:** Most peer code review software allow teams to set and edit standardized best practices and metrics, which will be displayed prominently as a reference for peer reviewers to follow. Some peer code review software even automatically detect code that appears flawed and flags it for review, along with a description of the probable error. By making a team’s best practices and metrics more visible throughout the peer code review process, peer code review software reduces the possibility of human error and overlooked issues. 

### What are the Benefits of Peer Code Review Software?

The benefits of peer code review software are as mentioned below:

**Quality assurance:** Coding, like writing, produces complex and unique work depending on the author. While automated testing tools are important and useful in the software development process, a thorough and efficient peer code review process is vital to assuring code quality. Peer code review software helps team members evaluate each other’s work personally, which helps teams adhere to best practices and catch potential issues early. By validating code against other software developers’ judgment, code authors can better ensure their code’s readability and quality.

**Collaboration:** A peer code review process without the assistance of peer code review software is possible but tedious. Peer code review software facilitates easy and effective collaboration by structuring the peer code review process and notifying relevant users as the process progresses. Some peer code review software also help facilitate remote pair programming. Pair programming typically refers to a software development method involving two developers working on the same task together, with one programmer writing the code while the other makes comments and suggestions. With peer code review software, teams can engage with pair programming remotely by allowing disparate teammates to code and leave comments in real time.

**Efficiency:** In the software development world, it’s always better for issues to be caught early. When an issue goes unrecognized until the later stages of application development, it can result in a large amount of work needing to be redone. For example, if several elements of an application’s programming rely on the same foundational piece of code, and that code turns out to be flawed, then each of those elements is also flawed and may need to be reworked. Peer code review software helps ensure that problems are either addressed early or avoided entirely, which speeds up the development process and reduces headaches.

### Who Uses Peer Code Review Software?

The following personnel can make use of peer code review software:

**Senior developers:** Peer code review software allows senior developers to review junior developers’ work. This facilitates knowledge sharing and mentorship within the team while also ensuring quality by getting experienced developers’ eyes on the code.

**Junior developers:** Developers of all skill levels use peer code review software, and those developers with less experience benefit from the practice of reviewing their peers’ code. This enables them to better understand their team’s best practices and share the knowledge.

**Managers:** Managers on software development teams sometimes review code changes using peer code review software, though it tends to happen at an infrequent cadence. This ensures that managers are keeping an eye on their team’s code quality and offering mentorship where applicable.

#### Software Related to Peer Code Review Software

Related solutions that can be used together with peer code review software include:

[Secure code review software](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-code-review) **:** Secure code review software enables either automated or manual code examination to seek out vulnerabilities and security risks. These solutions are similar to peer code review software, but they are specifically focused on ensuring security best practices as opposed to general coding best practices, and some solutions execute automated code remediation rather than enabling peer review. 

[Software testing tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-testing) **:** Software testing software gives development teams the methods and tools to determine the quality of their software creation and improvement projects. Development teams use software testing tools to assess whether the software is usable, performs properly, meets development team goals, and meets overall requirements. 

[Automation testing software](https://www.g2.com/categories/automation-testing) **:** Test automation software controls the execution of software tests. It simplifies the testing process for software engineers by using the minimum set of scripts, saving their teams time and money. These tools, typically utilized by large enterprises, allow teams to run pre-scripted tests on their applications before they are pushed into production.

[Bug tracking software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bug-tracking) **:** Bug tracking software, or issue tracking software, refers to software used by quality assurance (QA) and software development teams to report software bugs and problems. Bug tracking software provides a repository that explains how to reproduce a bug and how widespread an issue is, allowing a business to separate, prioritize, sequence, and provide communications about different bugs across many projects or applications.

### Challenges with Peer Code Review Software

Software solutions can come with their own set of challenges. 

**Effective notifications:** Companies should ensure that the peer code review software they’re interested in buying meets their requirements for effective notification. If the routes and methods that a peer code review tool uses to notify users of new comments don’t do enough to alert team members effectively, the entire process is slowed down. Notifications need to be clear, and developers should be able to click them once to jump right into the relevant section of the codebase. 

**Standardized peer review:** Standardizing the peer code review process helps companies ensure consistent code quality. With that in mind, companies should look for peer code review software that helps them standardize the process. An ideal solution should make best practices clear and remind users of important metrics so that each review is thorough and productive.

### Which Companies Should Buy Peer Code Review Software?

Any company with a software development team should use peer code review software, as it is a fundamental part of quality assurance and team collaboration.

### How to Buy Peer Code Review Software

#### Requirements Gathering (RFI/RFP) for Peer Code Review Software

G2.com can assist buyers in finding the best peer code review software, whether a buyer is searching for solutions for the first time or looking to replace legacy software.

Generally, the most important considerations are price, feature set, and integration with the company’s existing development workflow. One of the primary purposes of peer code review software is to make quality assurance more efficient and effective, so ensuring that the tool of choice fits seamlessly atop the company’s existing development environment is often essential. Using G2 reviews as a reference, buyers can determine the features that will best help them manage their peer code review process, ensuring a pain-free onboarding process and comprehensive solution. 

After narrowing down a potential pool of products, teams can then apply further considerations for budget, requirements, and more. Using this approach, buyers can confidently move forward in the buying process, referencing their checklist in conjunction with G2 scores to find the right solution for their needs.

#### Compare Peer Code Review Software Products

**Create a long list**

Buyers should consider the multiple peer code review solutions on the market. Some tools include automated remediation suggestions, which attempt to improve code even before another human developer gets their eyes on it. Others shine as real-time collaborative tools that facilitate pair programming. Buyers should consider options like these to produce a long list of potentially viable products.

**Create a short list**

Once a long list is created, buyers should employ a more granular approach to trim it down. Along with a matrix of must-have functionality and pricing, buyers can use G2 reviews to explore any potential advantages and disadvantages among the products they’re considering. With these factors in mind, buyers should narrow down their search to a list of three to five products.

**Conduct demos**

All software products on a company’s short list must be investigated firsthand via demos to ensure that real-time functionality matches on-paper expectations. During demos, buyers should make inquiries based on the requirements gathering they’ve done prior; for example, one might ask to be walked through a peer code review tool’s collaborative content management features to ensure the company’s needs will be met. 

#### Selection of Peer Code Review Software

**Choose a selection team**

Companies of any size should try to involve the most relevant personas when beginning the peer code review software selection process. Large companies might have the resources to include individual team members to fill roles such as team manager, decision maker, and senior developer. Smaller companies can overlap roles to compensate for their relatively fewer employees. 

**Negotiation**

Some vendors offer software solutions that can handle peer code review but do far more than what the buyer requires. While some vendors may only offer an all-or-nothing package, buyers who want to optimize spending should try to negotiate a fairly priced package, including only the functionalities that matter to them. For example, a product’s pricing page could show that the buyer’s must-have features are only included with an expensive all-in-one package, whereas a sales conversation may prove otherwise. 

**Final decision**

To conclude the process, performing a trial run with a small pool of developers is essential. This will aid buyers in ensuring that their chosen peer code review software is easy to use, integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, and facilitates highly effective collaboration. If the solution is received well and doesn’t slow down the development process, the buyer’s selection is probably the right one. If not, it may be time to try another product from the short list.