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Semgrep Community

Community security rules for static analysis

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★4.4ratingPricing · FreeHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelSemgrep Community · Security
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Semgrep Community does

Use thousands of community and official Semgrep rules to detect bugs and security issues.

How Semgrep Community compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Semgrep Community does. All 5 offer an API, as Semgrep Community does. Semgrep Community offers a web app and a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, 2 offer a web app and all 5 offer a command-line tool. Semgrep Community was founded in 2016; the alternatives were founded between 2017 and 2022. Semgrep Community is based in San Francisco, United States; none of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United States. They are in France and Belgium.

Market position · Security

How Semgrep Community compares in Security

Semgrep Community has high opportunity and sits in the middle third of 361 live Security tools on FalcoScan. Across Security, the average opportunity score is 70.4 and the average saturation score 33. FalcoScan rates Semgrep Community's own market position as open. 121 of the 361 operating Security tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 1 shutdown in the category.

Semgrep Community compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Semgrep CommunityFounded 2016 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesWeb, API, CLIHot
Bearer ScannerFounded 2021 · Paris, FranceHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot
GitGuardian ScannerFounded 2017 · Paris, FranceHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, API, CLIHot
Aikido Security ScanFounded 2022 · Ghent, BelgiumHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, CLIHot
Checkov IaC SecurityFounded 2022HighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot
Grype SecurityFounded 2021ModerateOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Security.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Semgrep Community exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
ClassificationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
Software
Tagged

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Questions

Semgrep Community: common questions

Is Semgrep Community free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Semgrep Community as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Semgrep Community?

The closest alternatives to Semgrep Community that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Bearer Scanner, GitGuardian Scanner, Aikido Security Scan, Checkov IaC Security, and Grype Security.

Is Semgrep Community still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Semgrep Community as operating at semgrep.dev.

Where is Semgrep Community based?

Semgrep Community is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Semgrep Community have an API?

Yes. Semgrep Community offers an API.

Who is Semgrep Community for?

Semgrep Community is built for developers.

How do I sign in to Semgrep Community?

Sign in on Semgrep Community's own website, semgrep.dev. FalcoScan reviews Semgrep Community but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Semgrep Community directly.

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