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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 | Semgrep Code by Semgrep View product | GitHub Code Scanning by GitHub View product |
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| 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. | Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| 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, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; CLI / Local; CI/CD Pipeline; Developer CLI; CI/CD container runner; Cloud SaaS | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server |
| Data residency | Local scanning / United States (Cloud) | United States; European Union; Customer-hosted options |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | Source code repositoriesGit hosting platforms | GitHub repositoriesCI/CD runners (GitHub Actions, self-hosted) |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001NIST SP 800-218 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsGitLab CIBitbucket PipelinesJenkinsJiraVS Code | GitHub ActionsVisual Studio CodeJenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraSlack |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesE-commerceHealthcareSoftware Development | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEducation+2 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Semgrep | GitHub |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2017 | 2008 |
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.GitHub Code Scanning
Evaluating GitHub Code Scanning? See how this SAST tool handles native CodeQL analysis and SARIF report ingestion, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Semgrep Code
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) EngineGitHub Code Scanning
Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Best for
Semgrep Code
Technology, Financial Services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Software DevelopmentGitHub Code Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Retail, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Semgrep Code
Contact VendorGitHub Code Scanning
Contact VendorFree trial
Semgrep Code
Free trial: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Semgrep Code
GitHub Code Scanning
Deployment details
Semgrep Code
Cloud SaaS; CLI / Local; CI/CD Pipeline; Developer CLI; CI/CD container runner; Cloud SaaSGitHub Code Scanning
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
Semgrep Code
Local scanning / United States (Cloud)GitHub Code Scanning
United States; European Union; Customer-hosted optionsKey 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
GitHub Code Scanning
- Native CodeQL analysis
- SARIF report ingestion
- Inline pull request annotations
- Automated branch scanning
- Custom query creation
- CWE classification
- Automated code vulnerability scanning
- Pull request security review
Platform & access
API access
Semgrep Code
API access: yesGitHub Code Scanning
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Semgrep Code
SSO: yesGitHub Code Scanning
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Semgrep Code
RBAC: yesGitHub Code Scanning
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Semgrep Code
Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Code Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Semgrep Code
Mobile app: noGitHub Code Scanning
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Semgrep Code
GitHub Code Scanning
Compliance
Semgrep Code
GitHub Code Scanning
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Semgrep Code
GitHub Code Scanning
Industries
Semgrep Code
GitHub Code Scanning
Regions
Semgrep Code
GitHub Code Scanning
Vendor
Company
Semgrep Code
SemgrepGitHub Code Scanning
GitHubHeadquarters
Semgrep Code
San Francisco, California, USAGitHub Code Scanning
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Semgrep Code
201-500GitHub Code Scanning
10,000+Founded
Semgrep Code
2017GitHub Code Scanning
2008