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Code and policy analysis

Semgrep

A code-analysis platform spanning rule-driven SAST, supply-chain analysis, and secrets products with managed workflow options.

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Editorial verdict

Choose Semgrep when supported code and policy analysis is the leading job and the team can govern rules, false positives, triage, suppression, remediation, contributors, and product packaging.12

Best for

  • Rule-driven SAST and code-policy checks
  • Teams writing or curating organization-specific rules
  • AppSec programs integrating findings into repository workflows
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Not ideal for

  • Teams assuming static findings prove exploitability or safety
  • Unsupported languages or required artifact surfaces
  • Organizations without rule, triage, suppression, and remediation ownership
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Main trade-off

Flexible rule-driven analysis supports tailored policy while adding rule quality, coverage, false-positive, workflow, contributor, and product-package dependence.12

Product boundary

Whether Semgrep's code and policy model fits the languages, rules, repositories, finding quality, supply-chain needs, and application-security workflow.

Semgrep Code, Supply Chain, and Secrets are distinct products. Semgrep findings are not proof of exploitability, absence of vulnerabilities, runtime protection, or a replacement for review and remediation.12

For: Developer and application-security teams prioritizing rule-driven code analysis and policy enforcement

  • A required language or rule pattern is unsupported.
  • False-positive and rule-maintenance load exceeds team capacity.
  • Container or runtime behavior rather than code and policy analysis is the primary job.

Why teams consider Semgrep

  • Code analysisSemgrep Code provides static analysis for supported languages and rules.12
  • Rule modelOrganizations can use and govern rules for code and policy patterns.12
  • Separate security productsSupply-chain and secrets capabilities can be evaluated independently.12

Pricing

Free and paid allowances are product- and contributor-dependent; model Code, Supply Chain, Secrets, repositories, contributors, scans, governance, support, and enterprise terms separately.4

Code and policy analysis

Free, Teams, or Enterprise

Record selected products, repositories, contributors, usage limits, rules, governance, support, and contract terms.4

Reviewed Free allowance
Up to 10 repositories and 10 contributors for the documented free surface4
Reviewed Teams starting point
Code or Supply Chain starts at $30 per month per contributor4
Reviewed Secrets starting point
$15 per month per contributor4
Packaging
Code, Supply Chain, and Secrets have distinct commercial boundaries4
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Semgrep vs alternatives

Snyk

Choose when
A broader managed developer-security portfolio across dependencies, code, containers, and IaC is preferred.
Avoid when
Multi-product contributor pricing and platform breadth are disproportionate.
Compared with Semgrep
Broader product coverage replaces Semgrep's rule-driven emphasis.56

GitHub Dependabot

Choose when
Only GitHub-native dependency alerts and supported update pull requests are required.
Avoid when
SAST and organization-specific policy analysis are leading requirements.
Compared with Semgrep
A narrow native dependency baseline replaces code-policy flexibility.78

Trivy

Choose when
Open-source scanning across images, filesystems, repositories, Kubernetes, IaC, packages, or secrets is required.
Avoid when
A managed code-policy and triage platform is required.
Compared with Semgrep
Artifact breadth and self-operated workflow replace managed rule governance.910

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Official product, policy, and pricing

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    Dependabot alerts

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    Trivy repository and target overview

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    Trivy User Guide and targets

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