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Semgrep vs Sourcery

SemgrepSourcery

Bottom line: Semgrep for security engineering teams; Sourcery for python-heavy teams.

Static analysis and AI-assisted code review that finds and triages security bugs fast

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AI code review and quality for Python and beyond

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PricingFreemiumFreemium
CategoryCode ReviewCode Review
Tags
sastcode-reviewsecuritystatic-analysisai-triage
code-reviewcode-qualitypythonrefactoringdeveloper-tools
Best for
  • Security engineering teams
  • DevSecOps pipelines
  • Regulated organizations
  • Python-heavy teams
  • Developers wanting in-editor quality feedback
  • Teams enforcing custom rules
Pros
  • Fast, developer-friendly static analysis engine
  • AI triage cuts false-positive noise significantly
  • Open-source core with strong custom-rule support
  • Context-aware explanations tie findings to code
  • Covers SAST, secrets, and supply chain in one platform
  • Deep Python rule set (200+ built-in rules)
  • Real-time in-editor feedback across major IDEs
  • Custom rules via .sourcery.yaml
  • SOC 2 certified with zero-retention option
  • Bring-your-own-LLM support
Cons
  • Per-contributor pricing scales up for large teams
  • Free tier limited to a small number of contributors/repos
  • AI branding and packaging shifted in 2026
  • Advanced features gated behind Team/Enterprise
  • Requires tuning to get the most from custom rules
  • Rule depth outside Python is more limited
  • Smaller, seed-stage footprint than leaders
  • Pricing figures vary across sources
  • No self-hosted option noted
  • Best value skewed toward Python teams

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