Semgrep
Fast, customizable static analysis for security
Category
AI Security & Vulnerability Detection
Platforms
cli, web, vscode
Pricing
$0 — Custom
Open Source
Yes
IDE Support
VS Code, Terminal, GitHub Actions
What is Semgrep?
Semgrep is an open-source static analysis tool for finding bugs and security issues. Its rule syntax mirrors code patterns, making it easy to write custom rules. Semgrep Code adds AI-powered triage to reduce false positives.
Who is it for? Security engineers and teams who need automated vulnerability detection and code audits.
Key Features
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Our Verdict
The best open-source SAST tool available. Custom rules are genuinely easy to write. AI triage in the paid tier is excellent.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Excellent open source core
- + Easy custom rules
- + Fast scanning
- + 30+ languages
- + Great CI/CD integration
Cons
- - Team plan expensive
- - False positives without AI triage
- - Rule management at scale is complex
- - OSS lacks supply chain scanning
Pricing
OSS
$0
- CLI tool
- Community rules
- All languages
Team
$40/mo/dev
- Semgrep Code AI triage
- Secrets scanning
- Dashboards
Enterprise
Custom
- SSO
- On-prem
- SLA
- Custom rules support
Supported Languages & IDEs
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About Semgrep
Company Semgrep
Founded 2020
HQ San Francisco, CA
Repository
github.com/returntocorp/semgrep — 10.0k stars
Status Active
Data updated 2025-03-10