Software · head to head
Octopus Deploy vs Sourcegraph
Octopus Deploy
Software
Continuous delivery and runbook automation for releases
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Sourcegraph
Software
Code search and intelligence platform for large codebases with Cody AI assistant
- From
- $16000/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Octopus Deploy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Octopus Deploy free tier caps at 10 projects, 10 tenants, 10 machines, 10 users, 5 concurrent tasks and 1 space; Sourcegraph enterprise pricing starting at $16k annually creates significant barrier for small teams
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Octopus Deploy and Sourcegraph actually diverge.
| Attribute | Octopus Deploy | Sourcegraph |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $16000/year |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web | Cloud, Self-hosted |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Octopus Deploy
No use cases recorded yet. See the Octopus Deploy review.
Sourcegraph
- Large-scale code migrations across hundreds of repositoriesnot Octopus Deploy
- Enterprise governance and code ownership trackingnot Octopus Deploy
- AI-assisted bug hunting and security pattern detectionnot Octopus Deploy
- Onboarding engineers into large unfamiliar codebasesnot Octopus Deploy
- Regulatory compliance and code audit trailsnot Octopus Deploy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Octopus Deploy
- Free tier caps at 10 projects, 10 tenants, 10 machines, 10 users, 5 concurrent tasks and 1 space
- Annual billing is the only option for both Octopus Cloud and Octopus Server; there is no monthly plan
- Professional cloud tier is $4,330 per year and Enterprise cloud is $24,600 per year, with tenants and machines sold as add-ons beyond the free allotment
Sourcegraph
- Enterprise pricing starting at $16k annually creates significant barrier for small teams
- No free tier or standard plan published; all options require custom sales engagement
- Complex enterprise-only positioning limits adoption compared to GitHub Copilot's pervasiveness
- Requires indexing entire codebase; not suitable for small or ephemeral projects
Pricing, plan by plan
Octopus Deploy
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Octopus Deploy review.
Sourcegraph
$16000/year- Enterprise$16000/year
- Scales with team size
- Credits for AI features per user
- Deep Search
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Octopus Deploy or Sourcegraph better?
- Neither clearly leads. Octopus Deploy starts at Free and Sourcegraph at $16000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Octopus Deploy or Sourcegraph?
- Octopus Deploy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Octopus Deploy and $16000/year for Sourcegraph.
- Does Octopus Deploy or Sourcegraph run on more platforms?
- Octopus Deploy runs on Web. Sourcegraph runs on Cloud, Self-hosted.
- Can I use Octopus Deploy for free?
- Yes. Octopus Deploy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sourcegraph starts at $16000/year.