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GDB vs Polyspace Bug Finder comparison

GNU and MathWorks are both solutions in the Debugging category. GNU is ranked #4, while MathWorks is ranked #3. GNU holds a 12.2% mindshare in D, compared to MathWorks’s 4.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GNU users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of MathWorks users who would recommend it.
GDB
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100% willing to recommend
Polyspace Bug Finder
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50% willing to recommend

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

GDB
Ranking in Debugging
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Polyspace Bug Finder
Ranking in Debugging
3rd
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Debugging category, the mindshare of GDB is 12.2%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Polyspace Bug Finder is 4.8%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Debugging
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1158 - PeerSpot reviewer
A very good open source debugger, can be run on various platforms, and supports debugging many programming platforms.
- One of the best open source debuggers that are suitable for debugging a code base written in C/C++, Java, Fortran, etc., on a lot of platforms, including Linux. - It has the feature of debugging the Operating System kernel code base, which is not possible on other debuggers. - It can also be used to debug code base or executables on a remote machine. - It can be very easily scripted to automate the debug process and gather debug information, which can prove to be quite handy - It can be used to examine memory footprint and can be used to change variable values during the debug process itself.
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PB
Offers Misra and Autosar compliance through static and abstract code analysis, but the reports could be cleaner
One of the issues we have is commenting. When something is not a defect in the code, for an example. Adding a comment for that line, or if the comment has two or three lines, it can be difficult. Simulating a real-time operating system and firmware can be quite difficult if you're doing multiple threading in different entry points. If you're not using the same macros for critical sections, it can also be a little bit tedious to get around. I would like to see better command-line tools that we can interface it with. We would like to see support for a continuous integration build environment. The reports in this solution could be made cleaner.
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
16%
Government
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
 

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Polyspace Bug Finder vs. Sentry
April 2025
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Overview

GDB, the GNU Project debugger, allows you to see what is going on `inside' another program while it executes -- or what another program was doing at the moment it crashed.
GNU

Polyspace Bug Finder helps companies identify software bugs via static analysis.

MathWorks
 

Sample Customers

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Alenia Aermacchi, CSEE Transport, Delphi Diesel Systems, EADS, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, Miracor, NASA Ames Research Center
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