Comparison

Nightfall DLP vs Semgrep

On the evidence we track, Semgrep leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Nightfall DLP45

★Semgrep65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Nightfall DLP	SemgrepLeader
Vioscale score	45 / 100low · 42%updating	65 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$15
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	15	20
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	375
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	16,407
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	6,990,780
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	42
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	LGPL-2.1
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	OCaml
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Nightfall DLP45 / 100low · 42%updating

Semgrep65 / 100high · 76%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✓

Model

Nightfall DLPfreemium

Semgrepfreemium

Price level

Nightfall DLPlow

Semgrepmid

Starting price

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep$15

Transparent

Nightfall DLP✗

Semgrep✓

Integrations

Count

Nightfall DLP15

Semgrep20

Security

Disclosure policy

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✓

Gdpr

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✓

Soc2

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✓

Vulnerabilities

Nightfall DLP–

SemgrepCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep375

Github stars

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep16,407

Package downloads weekly

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep6,990,780

Activity

Commits last 30d

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep42

Release

Cadence days

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep7

History

Nightfall DLP–

Semgrep20 items

License

Spdx

Nightfall DLP–

SemgrepLGPL-2.1

Language

Primary

Nightfall DLP–

SemgrepOCaml

Market

Availability

Nightfall DLP–

SemgrepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Secrets Scanning
Capability	Nightfall DLP	Semgrep
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	Hybrid
Git repository historical scanning	-	✓
Pre commit developer hooks	-	✓
Active token validation engine	-	✓
High entropy regex detection	-	✓
Slack teams jira scanning	-	✓
Automated key revocation apis	-	✗
Custom regex rules support	-	✓
Ci cd pipeline build blocking	-	✓
Compliance audit reporting	-	✓
SOC2 type ii	-	✗
ISO 27001	-	✗
Pricing model	-	Per developer seat

Capabilities

Deployment model

Nightfall DLP-

SemgrepHybrid

Git repository historical scanning

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

Pre commit developer hooks

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

Active token validation engine

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

High entropy regex detection

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

Slack teams jira scanning

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

Automated key revocation apis

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✗

Custom regex rules support

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

Ci cd pipeline build blocking

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

Compliance audit reporting

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✓

SOC2 type ii

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✗

ISO 27001

Nightfall DLP-

Semgrep✗

Pricing model

Nightfall DLP-

SemgrepPer developer seat

What each one is

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

Nightfall DLP

Identifies and prevents exposure of sensitive data like personally identifiable information and credentials across SaaS applications, cloud storage, email services, and AI tools using machine learning-based detection and automated remediation.

Independently observed

Semgrep

Leader

A SaaS application security platform combining static code analysis, software composition analysis, and secrets detection in one tool. Uses AI to reduce false positives and prioritize exploitable vulnerabilities discovered during development.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Nightfall DLP

SubscriptionFree tier

Subscription-based pricing with free tier for API and LLM applications. Enterprise plans use per-employee annual billing; exact costs require sales contact.

Firewall for AIFree
Sensitive Data ProtectionContact sales
Email Security EssentialsContact sales
Data Exfiltration PreventionContact sales
Nightfall CompleteContact sales
Nightfall for SaaSContact sales
Nightfall for LLMs and Custom AppsFree

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Semgrep

Leader

from $15/contributor/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Teams start at $30/contributor/mo. Enterprise custom pricing with volume discounts.

Free EditionFree
- Cross-file analysis with Pro rules
- AI-powered detection, triage, and remediation
- Code scanning
- Supply Chain scanning
- 60 AI credits
- +2 more
Teams$30/contributor/mo (Code or Supply Chain) or $15/contributor/mo (Secrets)
- One-click CI/CD deploy using Semgrep infrastructure
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Award-winning support
- Pro Engine with 35+ supported languages
- Cross-function Taint Analysis
- +14 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Teams, plus:
- Support for on-prem source code management
- Support for custom CI/CD integrations
- Optional deployment in dedicated infrastructure
- Unlimited repositories and contributors
- +6 more

as of 2026-08-24verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Nightfall DLP	Semgrep
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✓

macOS

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✗

Windows

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✗

CLI

Nightfall DLP✗

Semgrep✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Nightfall DLP✓

Semgrep✓

Self-hosted

Nightfall DLP✗

Semgrep✓

On-premise

Nightfall DLP✗

Semgrep✓

Hybrid

Nightfall DLP✗

Semgrep✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)

Slack
Jira
GitHub

Nightfall DLP

15 total - 12 not shared

Microsoft 365
Confluence
Gmail
Exchange Online
Google Drive
Salesforce
Notion
Zendesk
Asana
ChatGPT
Google Workspace
Okta

Independently observed

Semgrep

Leader

28 total - 25 not shared

GitLab
Bitbucket
Jenkins
CircleCI
Azure
Buildkite
HackerOne
Email
Webhooks
VS Code
IntelliJ
Wiz
Palo Alto Networks Cortex
REST API
Cursor
Replit
Codacy
OpenID Connect
SAML
GitHub OAuth
GitLab OAuth
Azure AD
Azure DevOps
Jetbrains
+1 more

Independently observed

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