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Compare Codacy and Semgrep 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $40.00 1 contributor Per Month
Codacy
Star Rating
(28)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansSemgrep
Star Rating
(54)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $40.00 1 contributor Per Month
Free Trial is available
Learn more about SemgrepCodacy vs Semgrep
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Codacy easier to use. However, Semgrep is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Semgrep overall.
- Reviewers felt that Codacy meets the needs of their business better than Semgrep.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Codacy is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Semgrep over Codacy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Codacy
Open Source
Free
Unlimited free code scanning for open-source projects
- Unlimited lines of code in public projects
- Code quality and security scanning across 49 languages and frameworks
- 100% cloud-based analysis via Git - no server or build steps needed
Semgrep
Semgrep Code, Supply Chain, and Secrets Detection
Starting at $40.00
1 contributor Per Month
Extensible AppSec for growing teams. Choose from Code (SAST), Supply Chain (SCA), and Secrets Detection to eliminate noise out of the box, streamline developer workflows, and give security teams full visibility.
- Choose from SAST, SCA, and Secrets Detection
- Pro Rules and cross-file analysis
- AI Assistant
Free Trial
Codacy
Free Trial is available
Semgrep
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
19
8.8
48
Ease of Use
9.2
20
9.1
49
Ease of Setup
9.1
13
9.4
36
Ease of Admin
8.9
12
9.1
22
Quality of Support
9.2
14
8.8
43
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
9
9.6
22
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
20
9.2
45
Features by Category
Protect
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Execute
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.2
17
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.1
21
Testing
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.5
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
7.3
21
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
7.9
11
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Testing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
9.0
10
Network
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Application
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Documentation
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Security
Not enough data
7.4
21
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.7
10
Performance - AI AppSec Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI AppSec Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Codacy and Semgrep are categorized as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Static Code Analysis, Software Composition Analysis, and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Unique Categories
Codacy is categorized as Application Shielding
Semgrep is categorized as AI AppSec Assistants, Vulnerability Scanner, Secure Code Review, and Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Codacy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semgrep
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
29.6%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Program Development
7.4%
Financial Services
7.4%
Security and Investigations
3.7%
Other
37.0%
Information Technology and Services
24.5%
Computer Software
20.8%
Financial Services
15.1%
Manufacturing
5.7%
Semiconductors
5.7%
Other
28.3%
Discussions
Codacy has no discussions with answers
Semgrep has no discussions with answers
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