A benchmarked reading of the code, when a decision depends on it.
A deep analysis of a codebase or portfolio for M&A due diligence, vendor assessment, AI-readiness evaluation or strategic planning. Automated measurement against 2,700 benchmarked systems, interpreted by senior architects, delivered in four to six weeks.
Four deliverables, one decision
Executive risk summary
A concise overview for leadership: key findings, overall risk position and the strategic implications, in business language.
Technical deep-dive report
The full analysis: metrics, benchmark position, and specific findings on code quality, architecture, technical debt and security exposure, per system.
Risk inventory
Every identified risk categorised, rated for severity and business impact, with a recommended approach to mitigate it.
Benchmark comparison
Where the software stands among 2,700 open-source systems, including systems from Google, Netflix and Spotify, so a score becomes a position among recognised peers.
Four to six weeks, from scope to readout
Less when the decision cannot wait.
The systems, the questions, the access model
We agree which codebases are in scope, what the decision needs to know, and how the code is accessed: directly, through a data room, or by report upload where source cannot leave.
Every repository in scope, automatically
Volume in person-years, maintainability, duplication, complexity, dependency vulnerabilities, secrets and licence obligations, on the same benchmarked scale for every system.
Senior judgement on the numbers
Architects with decades of due-diligence experience interpret the measurements, with interviews and document review where they add to the picture.
Deliverables and a readout
The four deliverables, presented to the decision-makers, with time for the questions the decision raises.
Decision-makers who need reliable information, fast
- Executives and boards
- Technology investments, acquisitions or divestments, with the software risks stated in business terms.
- Private equity and investors
- Independent technology due diligence: hidden technical debt, architectural risk and maintenance liabilities that affect valuation.
- IT directors and architects
- The evidence base for a modernisation case, or validation of concerns about a legacy system.
- Vendor and procurement managers
- Independent verification of externally developed software before acceptance.
- Development leadership
- Where a codebase stands before AI assistance is scaled across it, and which impediments to remove first.
Start with the decision
Tell us which decision the assessment has to support and which systems are involved. We will propose scope, access model and timeline, under NDA where needed.
What people ask before they start
Can you assess code we do not own yet, such as an acquisition target?
Yes. The analysis runs on whatever access the process allows: a data room, a controlled environment on the target side, or report upload where source cannot leave. The benchmark position is the same either way.
How does this differ from Software Portfolio Assurance?
During a Software Risk Assessment, Claroview typically analyses a single snapshot to support executive decision-making. Assurance is the same measurement, repeated weekly, with a review rhythm around it. An assessment result can become the measurement baseline should this make sense.
Which languages and technologies are covered?
The measurement model is comparable across more than fifty languages. Where a technology is not supported, we say so in scoping rather than after.