Development Tools · head to head
Sourcegraph vs Fig
Sourcegraph
Development Tools
Code search and intelligence platform for large codebases with Cody AI assistant
- From
- $16000/year
- Rated
- -
F
Fig
Development Tools
IDE-style autocomplete for your existing terminal
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Fig has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Sourcegraph enterprise pricing starting at $16k annually creates significant barrier for small teams; Fig shut down on 1 September 2024. Amazon acquired Fig in August 2023 and folded it into Amazon Q Developer, which now carries the terminal autocomplete
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sourcegraph and Fig actually diverge.
| Attribute | Sourcegraph | Fig |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $16000/year | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Cloud, Self-hosted | Web |
| Founded | Unknown | 2020 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Development Tools).
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Sourcegraph
- Large-scale code migrations across hundreds of repositoriesnot Fig
- Enterprise governance and code ownership trackingnot Fig
- AI-assisted bug hunting and security pattern detectionnot Fig
- Onboarding engineers into large unfamiliar codebasesnot Fig
- Regulatory compliance and code audit trailsnot Fig
Fig
No use cases recorded yet. See the Fig review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Fig
- Shut down on 1 September 2024. Amazon acquired Fig in August 2023 and folded it into Amazon Q Developer, which now carries the terminal autocomplete
- The standalone desktop app is no longer available or supported
- The completion specs remain open source on GitHub, but the product that consumed them is gone
Pricing, plan by plan
Sourcegraph
$16000/year- Enterprise$16000/year
- Scales with team size
- Credits for AI features per user
- Deep Search
Fig
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Fig review.
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Sourcegraph or Fig better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sourcegraph starts at $16000/year and Fig at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Sourcegraph or Fig?
- Fig has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $16000/year for Sourcegraph and Free for Fig.
- Does Sourcegraph or Fig run on more platforms?
- Sourcegraph runs on Cloud, Self-hosted. Fig runs on Web.
- Can I use Fig for free?
- Yes. Fig has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sourcegraph starts at $16000/year.
- What is Sourcegraph best used for?
- Sourcegraph is most often used for large-scale code migrations across hundreds of repositories, enterprise governance and code ownership tracking, ai-assisted bug hunting and security pattern detection, onboarding engineers into large unfamiliar codebases. Of those, large-scale code migrations across hundreds of repositories and enterprise governance and code ownership tracking are not what Fig is typically brought in for.