Static Analysis & Type · Reviewed 27 Oct 2026

Semgrep

AI-assisted SAST, SCA, and secrets detection platform for developers.

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Semgrep at a glance

Overview

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Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Semgrep is an application security platform that scans source code to detect and fix vulnerabilities using static analysis (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and secrets detection S24. It is used by developers and security teams to find and remediate security issues within their existing workflows, such as pull requests and CI/CD pipelines S24. The platform combines rule-based and AI-powered analysis to reduce false positives and provide actionable remediation guidance, helping teams fix real issues quickly S28.

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Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Semgrep is an application security platform offering AI-assisted SAST, SCA, and secrets detection S24.
  • Core purpose: It helps developers and security teams find and fix security vulnerabilities in source code before they ship S85.
  • Intended users: Developers, security teams, and DevOps/IT teams who need to integrate security into their workflows S24.
  • Product scope: The platform includes Semgrep Code (SAST), Supply Chain (SCA), Secrets detection, and an AppSec Platform for managing vulnerabilities S36 S28.
  • Positioning: Semgrep positions itself as an industry leader in software security, powering over 75 million source-code scans S1.
  • Claimed distinction: It claims to reduce false positives and provide high-signal findings through semantic analysis and AI S28.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
DevelopersReceive security findings and remediation guidance directly in PR comments to fix issues without leaving their workflow S24 S28.
Security teamsManage and prioritize the backlog of vulnerabilities across the organization, controlling which issues are monitored and which block merges S36.
DevOps/IT teamsIntegrate security scanning into CI/CD pipelines and alerting tools to weave security into existing processes S24.
AppSec teamsUse AI-assisted triage and autofix to reduce manual effort and focus on real risks S36 S85.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Scans source code for vulnerabilities using semantic analysis, reducing false positives and helping developers fix issues quickly S28.
Interfile and interprocedural analysisPro Engine extends analysis across files and function boundaries to uncover complex vulnerabilities, with support for 30+ languages S14.
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)Detects vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies, including reachability analysis and dependency path tracing S32.
Secrets detectionIdentifies exposed secrets in code to prevent unauthorized access S24.
AI-assisted triage and remediationProvides AI-generated triage and code fix recommendations, with features like Autotriage and Autofix S36 S32.
Unified PoliciesCentralizes configuration of which rules run, what blocks builds, and how findings are handled per branch S32.
Incident response for malware24/7 monitoring triggers scans within 30 minutes of a package compromise, with notifications via Slack or API S85.
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Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
GitHub, GitLab, and other SCM/CI toolsIntegrationScans projects and presents findings via PR/MR comments S24 S36.
Slack and JIRAIntegrationSends alerts and triggers remediation workflows for supply chain incidents and malware findings S32 S85.
SSO (OpenID Connect/OAuth2, SAML 2.0)IntegrationConnects the platform to organizational identity providers for enhanced security S24.
Semgrep APIAPISupports programmatic access, including bulk token deletion and querying findings S32 S85.
MCP integrations for AI tools like Cursor and ReplitAI interfaceAllows AI tools to query SAST, SCA, and secrets findings using natural language S85 S32.
CLI (Semgrep 1.168)Data portabilityProvides dependency paths for supply chain findings directly from the command line S32.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Free EditionNo charge S145Code and Supply Chain scanning, 60 AI credits S145Up to 10 contributors, 10 private repositories; Secrets detection not included S145
TeamsStarting at $30 per contributor per month, contact sales S145Choose Code, Supply Chain, or Secrets; 20 AI credits per developer per month S145500 private repositories S145
EnterpriseCustom pricing S145Unlimited repositories, 50 AI credits per developer per month S145On-prem source control, dedicated infrastructure S145

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
remotesource.com212semgrep careers
linkedin.com215.5hacker summer camp
itspmagazine.com111hacker summer camp
engineeringjobs.net112semgrep careers
paloaltonetworks.com112hacker summer camp
mayhem.security113hacker summer camp
remoterocketship.com114semgrep careers
devhunt.org115semgrep careers
escape.tech115hacker summer camp
jobleads.com116semgrep careers

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

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AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 2.4%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
featuresAn extensible developer-friendly application security platform that scans source code to surface true and actionable security issues with AI-assisted SAST, SCA, and Secrets Detection solutions.https://semgrep.dev/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/contact/product-request-a-demo/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/products/product-updates/
featuresAgentic Workflows enters public beta with nine prebuilt workflows for vulnerability detection, so teams get deep, AI-powered vulnerability hunting across their code. Agentic Workflows hunt for the subtle authentication, injection, and logic flaws that matter most, covering 70+ CWEs across the OWASP Top 10.https://semgrep.dev/products/product-updates/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-appsec-platform/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/solutions/open-source-malware-protection/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/solutions/owasp-top-ten/
featuresScan and fix AI-generated code the moment it's writtenhttps://semgrep.dev/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/
featuresBuild and deploy security pipelines that combine static analysis with AI at scalehttps://semgrep.dev/
featuresScan and fix AI-generated code the moment it's writtenhttps://semgrep.dev/contact/product-request-a-demo/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/contact/product-request-a-demo/
featuresBuild and deploy security pipelines that combine static analysis with AI at scalehttps://semgrep.dev/contact/product-request-a-demo/
featuresScan and fix AI-generated code the moment it's writtenhttps://semgrep.dev/products/product-updates/
featuresCombine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis for detection, triage, and remediationhttps://semgrep.dev/products/product-updates/
featuresBuild and deploy security pipelines that combine static analysis with AI at scalehttps://semgrep.dev/products/product-updates/
featuresScan and fix AI-generated code the moment it's writtenhttps://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-appsec-platform/
pricingAI credits: 20 per developer per monthhttps://semgrep.dev/pricing/
pricingAI credits: 50 per developer per monthhttps://semgrep.dev/pricing/

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

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Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gap2 first-page appearances across semgrep careers

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

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Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
FeaturedCustomers27 Semgrep Customer Reviews & References / FeaturedCustomersGrounded web searchRead 9 Semgrep reviews and testimonials from customers, explore 16 case studies and customer success stories, and watch 2 customer videos to see why companies chose Semgrep as their Application Security Software
PeerSpotSemgrep reviews 2026Grounded web searchto find and prevent embedded secrets in our code, ... s stable, scalable, and simple to use. I rate it 10/10, especially valuing its AI capabilities as a CI gate. / / ... Security Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees / 5.0 / We use Semgrep to

Customer proof

Proof typeNamed customer or sourceEvidence
Case studyFloQastcustomer case study — The ability to reduce false positives by understanding how a tool works was vital in FloQast’s evaluation of different static analysis products. (FloQast addresses security issues in minutes using Semgrep)
Case studyPolicygeniuscustomer case study — The team at r2c has been making Semgrep blazing fast so that the ... (Semgrep)
Case studyLyftcustomer case study — Lyft was using another product for scanning open source dependencies (SCA), which they found to be extremely noisy - so noisy that they could not surface the findings from that product to developers. (How Lyft finds security issues that matter with Semgrep)
Case studyThinkificcustomer case study — By implementing Semgrep Code for SAST and Semgrep Supply Chain for SCA, Thinkific gained a highly customizable solution. (Case Study: Thinkific reduces security noise and meets SLOs with Semgrep / CaseStudies.com)
Case studyAI model.comcustomer case study — Semgrep, a leading cyber security company, leverages AI modelin Amazon Bedrock to power many of its AI-assisted features for customers, helping developers detect, filter, and fix code vulnerabilities more effectively—w… ([Semgrep AI modelPlatform (API) case study / AI modelby Anthropic](https://AI model.com/customers/semgrep))
Case studyappsruntheworld.comcustomer case study — / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / / ... (List of Semgrep AppSec Platform Customers)

Independent mentions

  • How We’re Making App Security Smarter — In just a short implementation period, our 12 active memories have: - Analyzed 630+ security findings - Identified 397 likely false positives (reducing their frequency by 62%) - Prevented 38 PR comments

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipWe are passionate about our work and mission. We have soul-in-the-game, which incentivizes us to be non-transactional and pushes us to build something truly great. What we build has part of us in it.source
Contact and supportYou can email the Support team at support@semgrep.com. For urgent or high priority issues, use Slack or Semgrep AppSec Platform’s Help section, so that you can set the appropriate priority on your issue.source
Legal and privacyYour privacy matters to us. By submitting this form, you agree to our Privacy Policysource
Security and complianceSemgrep Platform can connect to your organization using SSO options so that you have enhanced security and your team does not have to remember passwords. Semgrep Platform supports popular SSO options such as OpenID Connesource
Uptime and status page24/7 on-call security monitoring triggers an incident scan within 30 minutes of discovery. Teams get notified by Semgrep and can see the latest malware findings on their dashboard or via API.source
Domain registered2020-04-08—
Domain expires2027-04-08—

Every trust signal above is backed by a collected page or a registration record.

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Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
How to Choose the Right SAST Solution: Practical Insights from Security Experts / SemgrepGuideAn extensible developer-friendly application security platform that scans source code to surface true and actionable security issues with AI-assisted SAST, SCA, and Secrets Detection solutions. (source)Not dated
About / SemgrepRelease notesPublic product change history. (source)Not dated
Pricing and Plans / AppSec Platform SAST, SCA, and Secrets / SemgrepRoadmapPublic product roadmap. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Semgrep is available as a cloud platform and supports on-prem source control for Enterprise plans S145.S145
Platforms and appsThe platform is web-based, with integrations for SCM and CI tools S36.S36
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Provides a REST API, MCP integrations for AI tools, and supports webhook integrations S145 S85 S32.S145 S85
Data ownership and exportNot published on the collected pages.—
Performance and reliability claimsSemgrep v1.163.0 ships scan time improvements including parallel rule parsing and faster JSON parser S32.S32
Release activityWeekly releases with new features shipped S1.S1
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2020-04-08 — Squarespace Domains II LLC.
Domain expires2027-04-08
TLS certificateAmazon, valid, expires 2027-04-06
Security headersHSTS
Headers not servedCSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headerNetlify
Mail handled byaspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
Nameserversns-1002.awsdns-61.net, ns-1405.awsdns-47.org

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

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Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 87/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 29
  • Notices: 22

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningTitle length should be reviewed75https://semgrep.dev/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed193https://semgrep.dev/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://semgrep.dev/
noticeImages are missing alt text29https://semgrep.dev/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed193https://semgrep.dev/shift-from-checkmarx/
noticeImages are missing alt text28https://semgrep.dev/shift-from-checkmarx/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed193https://semgrep.dev/shift-from-snyk/
noticeImages are missing alt text28https://semgrep.dev/shift-from-snyk/
warningTitle length should be reviewed7https://semgrep.dev/login/
warningMissing meta description—https://semgrep.dev/login/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://semgrep.dev/login/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://semgrep.dev/login/
noticeLow visible word count9https://semgrep.dev/login/
noticeImages are missing alt text28https://semgrep.dev/resources/customer-success/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed193https://semgrep.dev/contact-us/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://semgrep.dev/contact-us/
noticeImages are missing alt text28https://semgrep.dev/contact-us/
warningTitle length should be reviewed89https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-code/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed173https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-code/
noticeImages are missing alt text29https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-code/
warningTitle length should be reviewed94https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-supply-chain/
noticeImages are missing alt text29https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-supply-chain/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed193https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-secrets/
noticeImages are missing alt text29https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-secrets/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed193https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-guardian/
warningPage should have one primary H14https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-guardian/
noticeImages are missing alt text29https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-guardian/
warningTitle length should be reviewed68https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-multimodal/
noticeImages are missing alt text28https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-multimodal/
noticeImages are missing alt text28https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-appsec-platform/
warningTitle length should be reviewed81https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-agentic-workflows/
noticeImages are missing alt text28https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-agentic-workflows/
warningTitle length should be reviewed7https://semgrep.dev/explore
warningMissing meta description—https://semgrep.dev/explore
warningPage should have one primary H10https://semgrep.dev/explore
warningMissing canonical URL—https://semgrep.dev/explore
noticeLow visible word count9https://semgrep.dev/explore
warningTitle length should be reviewed7https://semgrep.dev/playground/new
warningMissing meta description—https://semgrep.dev/playground/new
warningPage should have one primary H10https://semgrep.dev/playground/new
warningMissing canonical URL—https://semgrep.dev/playground/new
noticeLow visible word count9https://semgrep.dev/playground/new
warningDuplicate title in audit sample3https://semgrep.dev/login/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample3https://semgrep.dev/explore
warningDuplicate title in audit sample3https://semgrep.dev/playground/new
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://semgrep.dev/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://semgrep.dev/shift-from-checkmarx/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://semgrep.dev/shift-from-snyk/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://semgrep.dev/contact-us/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-secrets/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://semgrep.dev/products/semgrep-guardian/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200Semgrep App Security Platform \AI-assisted SAST, SCA and Secrets Detection21423154 ms
200Shift from Checkmarx \Semgrep11246403 ms
200Shift from Snyk \Semgrep11273209 ms
200Semgrep0938 mshttps://semgrep.dev/login/
200Customer Success \Award-winning Security Support \Semgrep11385
200Contact Us \Semgrep078632 ms
200Semgrep Code \Scan Source-code with Static Application Security Testing (SAST) \Semgrep11040
200Semgrep Supply Chain \Protect Dependencies with Software Composition Analysis (SCA) \Semgrep1887
200Semgrep Secrets \Semgrep11035188 ms
200Semgrep Guardian \Semgrep41436454 ms
200Multimodal \Combine AI reasoning with rule-based analysis \Semgrep11089
200Semgrep AppSec Platform \Semgrep1105329 ms
200Semgrep Agentic Workflows—Scale AppSec with Semgrep and AI agents \Semgrep11036122 ms
200Semgrep0936 mshttps://semgrep.dev/explore
200Semgrep0933 mshttps://semgrep.dev/playground/new

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

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Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct58.3%
search26.2%
search organic22.4%
search paid3.9%
social4.5%
social organic4.2%
social paid0.2%
referrals7.1%
paid referrals0.2%
mail1.3%
gen ai2.4%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention specific competitors. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed security compliance certifications, uptime SLAs, and independent review ratings. Pricing details for Enterprise are custom and not published. Customer testimonials are anonymous, and no named case studies were found.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 15 collected pages from semgrep.dev, including product pages, pricing, integrations, and product updates. The evidence catalog includes first-party marketing and documentation content. External proof search was enabled but no external review profiles were scraped. Limitations: no independent verification of claims, and some pages were partially rendered.

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