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Product	Semgrep Code by Semgrep View product	Contrast Scan by Contrast Security View product
Overview
What it is	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.	Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives.
Product type	Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Engine	Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Best for	Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Software Development	Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	SaaSCloudHybrid
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS; CLI / Local; CI/CD Pipeline; Developer CLI; CI/CD container runner; Cloud SaaS	Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runner
Data residency	Local scanning / United States (Cloud)	United States; European Union
Key features
What it offers	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	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
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	Source code repositoriesGit hosting platforms	Cloud code repositoriesSource code management systems
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001OWASP Top 10CWE/SANS Top 25
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	GitHub ActionsGitLab CIBitbucket PipelinesJenkinsJiraVS Code	GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsJira
Industries	TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareSoftware Development	TechnologySoftware EngineeringFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailTelecommunications
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Semgrep	Contrast Security
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, USA	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Company size	201-500	501-1,000
Founded	2017	2014

Semgrep Code

by Semgrep

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Contrast Scan

by Contrast Security

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Overview

What it is

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.

Contrast Scan

Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives.

Product type

Semgrep Code

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Engine

Contrast Scan

Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Best for

Semgrep Code

Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Software Development

Contrast Scan

Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications

Pricing

Pricing model

Semgrep Code

Contact Vendor

Contrast Scan

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Semgrep Code

Contrast Scan

Deployment

Deployment options

Semgrep Code

SaaSCloud

Contrast Scan

SaaSCloudHybrid

Deployment details

Semgrep Code

Cloud SaaS; CLI / Local; CI/CD Pipeline; Developer CLI; CI/CD container runner; Cloud SaaS

Contrast Scan

Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runner

Data residency

Semgrep Code

Local scanning / United States (Cloud)

Contrast Scan

United States; European Union

Key features

What it offers

Semgrep Code

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

Contrast Scan

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

Platform & access

API access

Semgrep Code

Contrast Scan

Single sign-on (SSO)

Semgrep Code

Contrast Scan

Role-based access (RBAC)

Semgrep Code

Contrast Scan

Multi-tenant

Semgrep Code

Contrast Scan

Mobile app

Semgrep Code

Contrast Scan

Supported platforms

Semgrep Code

Source code repositoriesGit hosting platforms

Contrast Scan

Cloud code repositoriesSource code management systems

Compliance

Semgrep Code

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR

Contrast Scan

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001OWASP Top 10CWE/SANS Top 25

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Semgrep Code

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIBitbucket PipelinesJenkinsJiraVS Code

Contrast Scan

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsJira

Industries

Semgrep Code

TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareSoftware Development

Contrast Scan

TechnologySoftware EngineeringFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailTelecommunications

Regions

Semgrep Code

Global

Contrast Scan

Global

Vendor

Company

Semgrep Code

Semgrep

Contrast Scan

Contrast Security

Headquarters

Semgrep Code

San Francisco, California, USA

Contrast Scan

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company size

Semgrep Code

201-500

Contrast Scan

501-1,000

Founded

Semgrep Code

2017

Contrast Scan

2014