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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Contrast Scan View product | Semgrep Code by Semgrep View product |
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| Overview | ||
| What it is | Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives. | What does Semgrep Code do? It covers taint analysis, PR review comments and custom rule writing. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) | Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Engine |
| Best for | Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications | Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Software Development |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybrid | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runner | Cloud SaaS; CLI / Local; CI/CD Pipeline; Developer CLI; CI/CD container runner; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | United States; European Union | Local scanning / United States (Cloud) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Cloud code repositoriesSource code management systems | Source code repositoriesGit hosting platforms |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001OWASP Top 10CWE/SANS Top 25 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsJira | GitHub ActionsGitLab CIBitbucket PipelinesJenkinsJiraVS Code |
| Industries | TechnologySoftware EngineeringFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailTelecommunications | TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareSoftware Development |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Contrast Security | Semgrep |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 501-1,000 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
Overview
What it is
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Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives.Semgrep Code
What does Semgrep Code do? It covers taint analysis, PR review comments and custom rule writing. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
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Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Semgrep Code
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) EngineBest for
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Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, TelecommunicationsSemgrep Code
Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Software DevelopmentPricing
Pricing model
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Contact VendorSemgrep Code
Contact VendorFree trial
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Free trial: yesSemgrep Code
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
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SaaSCloudHybrid
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SaaSCloud
Deployment details
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Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runnerSemgrep Code
Cloud SaaS; CLI / Local; CI/CD Pipeline; Developer CLI; CI/CD container runner; Cloud SaaSData residency
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United States; European UnionSemgrep Code
Local scanning / United States (Cloud)Key features
What it offers
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- High-speed static analysis
- Pull request security gating
- Contextual remediation guidance
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Low false positive rate
- Compliance reporting
- Source code security analysis
- Pull request gating
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- Ultra-fast semantic pattern matching
- Uncompiled code analysis
- PR review comments
- OWASP Top 10 rule registry
- Custom rule writing
- Taint analysis
- Low false positive rate
- Fast SAST code reviews
Platform & access
API access
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API access: yesSemgrep Code
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
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SSO: yesSemgrep Code
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
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RBAC: yesSemgrep Code
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
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Multi-tenant: yesSemgrep Code
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
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Mobile app: noSemgrep Code
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
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Cloud code repositoriesSource code management systems
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Source code repositoriesGit hosting platforms
Compliance
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SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001OWASP Top 10CWE/SANS Top 25
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SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
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GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsJira
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GitHub ActionsGitLab CIBitbucket PipelinesJenkinsJiraVS Code
Industries
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TechnologySoftware EngineeringFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailTelecommunications
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TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareSoftware Development
Regions
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Global
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Global
Vendor
Company
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Contrast SecuritySemgrep Code
SemgrepHeadquarters
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Baltimore, Maryland, USASemgrep Code
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
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501-1,000Semgrep Code
201-500Founded
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2014Semgrep Code
2017