Comparison

Livegrep vs OpenGrok

No leader: the top candidate Livegrep has only 0.09 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Livegrep60
OpenGrok59
Score
Vioscale score
Livegrep60 / 100low · 9%
OpenGrok59 / 100low · 18%
Pricing
Free tier
Livegrep
OpenGrok
Model
Livegrep
OpenGrokcommercial
Price level
Livegrep
OpenGrokfree
Security
Scorecard
Livegrep3
OpenGrok5.2
Adoption
Github stars
Livegrep244,481
OpenGrok4,921
Activity
Commits last 30d
Livegrep100
OpenGrok32
Release
Cadence days
Livegrep
OpenGrok12
History
Livegrep
OpenGrok20 items
Language
Primary
LivegrepC
OpenGrokJava

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for code search. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Search scope
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Index architecture
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Code intelligence
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Semantic AI search
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Self hostable
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Cloud saas
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Editor ide integration
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
CLI tool
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Monorepo scale proven
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Public code index
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Open source
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-
Pricing model
Livegrep-
OpenGrok-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Livegrep

A code search tool that enables users to search through source code repositories using regular expressions, built to handle real-time queries at scale.

Independently observed

OpenGrok

A source code indexing and search tool that enables developers to search, cross-reference, and navigate codebases across multiple programming languages and version control systems. It maintains history and blame information for comprehensive code understanding.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Livegrep

Pricing not documented yet.

OpenGrok

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Livegrep
OpenGrok
CLI
Livegrep
OpenGrok
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Livegrep
OpenGrok
Self-hosted
Livegrep
OpenGrok
On-premise
Livegrep
OpenGrok

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.