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Alternatives to Semgrep
21 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Semgrep in this directory. Below is what separates each from Semgrep on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Semgrep starts at
- Free, then $30/month
Why people look past Semgrep
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Semgrep has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Application risk management platform for finding and fixing software vulnerabilities.
- No free tier, where Semgrep has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Semgrep's 3.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- No free tier, where Semgrep has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Semgrep's 3.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- No free tier, where Semgrep has one.
- Starts $28 a month cheaper, at $2/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
- 2 tiers to Semgrep's 3.
Adaptive behavioural analytics for payment fraud and financial crime
- No free tier, where Semgrep has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Semgrep's 3.
Large Chinese video platform that US federal buyers and federal contractors cannot lawfully use
- No free tier, where Semgrep has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Semgrep's 3.
Every Semgrep alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semgrep (this page) | Free, then $30/month | Freemium | 3 | |
| VeracodeCompeting SAST and software composition analysis platform for enterprise application security. | On request | Quote | - | vs Semgrep |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Semgrep |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Semgrep |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Semgrep |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Semgrep |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Semgrep |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Semgrep badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Authenticator , Free
Cheaper than Semgrep (2)
Entry price under Semgrep's $30/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Entrust Identity as a Service , $2/month
- Camio , $4.99/month
What you would be giving up
Semgrep is most often brought in for scanning code for security vulnerabilities in ci/cd, detecting vulnerable open-source dependencies, finding hardcoded secrets before code ships, enforcing custom code standards with rule sets, prioritizing findings with ai-assisted triage. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Semgrep is broadly right and the question is cost, the Semgrep pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Semgrep runs on web, api, linux, mac, windows. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Semgrep alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Semgrep?
- 21 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Veracode, Google Authenticator, Feedzai, Entrust Identity as a Service. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Semgrep?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Authenticator.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Semgrep?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Semgrep's $30/month: Entrust Identity as a Service at $2/month, Camio at $4.99/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Semgrep?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Semgrep has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Semgrep?
- Semgrep is most often brought in for scanning code for security vulnerabilities in ci/cd, detecting vulnerable open-source dependencies, finding hardcoded secrets before code ships, enforcing custom code standards with rule sets, prioritizing findings with ai-assisted triage. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Semgrep?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Semgrep alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Semgrep against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Semgrep covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 21 tools beside Semgrep. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.