Understand

Understand

SciTools
eXplain

eXplain

PKS Software
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About

Understand is a comprehensive static-analysis and code-comprehension platform that helps software engineers “see” and understand large, complex code bases, whether legacy, safety-critical, or modern multi-language projects. It parses your source code and builds a complete “code dictionary” of every entity (files, classes, functions, variables), populating cross-references, call trees, dependency graphs, control-flow diagrams, and more. Through interactive, customizable graphs and visualizations, call graphs, control flow graphs, dependency trees, and UML-style class diagrams, you can explore exactly how parts of the code connect, which modules depend on which, and where changes may ripple across the project. Understand also computes detailed metrics at various levels (file, class, function) such as cyclomatic complexity, lines of code, comment-to-code ratio, coupling/cohesion, and other maintainability indicators; these metrics can be viewed in treemaps, exported to HTML or CSV.

About

eXplain is a specialized code-analysis and legacy-system evaluation tool from PKS Software GmbH, designed to deeply analyze, map, document, and assess legacy applications, especially on mainframe platforms such as IBM i (AS/400) and IBM Z, so organizations can understand what lives in their software, how it’s structured, and what parts are worth keeping, refactoring or retiring. It imports existing source code into an independent “eXplain server”, no need to install anything on the host system, then uses advanced parsers to examine languages like COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, Natural, RPG, JCL, and others, along with data about databases (Db2, Adabas, IMS), job-schedulers, transaction monitors, and more. eXplain builds a central repository that becomes a knowledge hub; from there, it generates cross-language dependency graphs, data-flow maps, interface analyses, clusterings of related modules, and detailed object-and-resource usage reports.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Software engineers and development teams wanting a tool to visualize structure, enforce standards, detect bugs early, and maintain or refactor code with confidence

Audience

IT organizations, architects, and software-maintenance teams seeking a tool to modernize, refactor, or safely retire legacy systems

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$100 per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

SciTools
Founded: 1996
United States
scitools.com

Company Information

PKS Software
Founded: 1991
Germany
www.pks.de/en/kompetenzen/software-analyse-explain

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Categories

Categories

Integrations

C Supported
C++ Supported
HTML Supported
Java Supported
Ada Supported
COBOL Not Supported
Google Sheets Supported
IBM Db2 Not Supported
IBM Power Servers Not Supported
IBM Z Not Supported
IBM i Not Supported
Microsoft Excel Supported
PHP Supported
PostgreSQL Not Supported
Python Supported
Rexx Systems Not Supported
SQL Not Supported

Integrations

C Supported
C++ Supported
HTML Supported
Java Supported
Ada Not Supported
COBOL Supported
Google Sheets Not Supported
IBM Db2 Supported
IBM Power Servers Supported
IBM Z Supported
IBM i Supported
Microsoft Excel Not Supported
PHP Not Supported
PostgreSQL Supported
Python Not Supported
Rexx Systems Supported
SQL Supported
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