# Nightfall DLP vs Semgrep

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Nightfall DLP

| Attribute | Nightfall DLP | Semgrep |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 69.8 (72% (medium)) | 63 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 86 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 375 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 17,059 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 5,048,057 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Secrets Scanning.","source":"https://www.nightfall.ai/plans-old-v2","question":"What is Nightfall DLP?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nightfall DLP does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 7 plans (Firewall for AI, Sensitive Data Protection, Email Security Essentials and Data Exfiltration Prevention), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.nightfall.ai/plans-old-v2","question":"How much does Nightfall DLP cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nightfall DLP supports the web, Windows and macOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.nightfall.ai/plans-old-v2","question":"What platforms does Nightfall DLP support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Nightfall DLP, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.nightfall.ai/plans-old-v2","question":"Can Nightfall DLP be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Nightfall DLP, including Slack, Microsoft 365, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Gmail, Exchange Online and Google Drive, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.nightfall.ai/plans-old-v2","question":"What does Nightfall DLP integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Nightfall DLP. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Nightfall DLP not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.nightfall.ai/solutions/automate-hipaa-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Nightfall DLP have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"What is Semgrep?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Semgrep is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the LGPL-2.1 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $15 per contributor per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"Is Semgrep free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Semgrep supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Semgrep support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Semgrep can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"Can Semgrep be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 24 integrations for Semgrep, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure, Buildkite and HackerOne, plus 16 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"What does Semgrep integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Semgrep. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Semgrep not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.semgrep.dev","question":"What security certifications does Semgrep have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Semgrep is published under the LGPL-2.1 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep","question":"Is Semgrep open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Semgrep is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"Where is Semgrep available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Nightfall is a data loss prevention platform that uses machine learning to discover, classify, and block sensitive data exfiltration across SaaS applications, endpoints, and AI tools. It integrates with existing cloud infrastructure, identity systems, and security tools to enforce real-time data protection policies without disrupting user productivity. | A comprehensive application security platform combining SAST, SCA, and secrets detection with AI-assisted remediation guidance. Integrates into developer workflows and CI/CD pipelines to catch vulnerabilities before code is deployed. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_developer_seat","deployment_model":"hybrid","slack_teams_jira_scanning":true,"custom_regex_rules_support":true,"pre_commit_developer_hooks":true}` | `{"sca":true,"dast":false,"sast":true,"sbom":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"iso_27001":false,"ide_plugin":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"iac_scanning":true,"reachability":true,"soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"per_developer_seat","secret_scanning":true,"deployment_model":"hybrid","container_scanning":false,"license_compliance":true,"slack_teams_jira_scanning":true,"compliance_audit_reporting":true,"custom_regex_rules_support":true,"pre_commit_developer_hooks":true,"high_entropy_regex_detection":true,"automated_key_revocation_apis":false,"ci_cd_pipeline_build_blocking":true,"active_token_validation_engine":true,"git_repository_historical_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 23 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Exchange Online"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft OneDrive","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ChatGPT Enterprise","native":true,"category":"ai_tools","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Anthropic Claude","native":true,"category":"ai_tools","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Directory","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true,"category":"siem","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Panther","native":true,"category":"siem","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Sumo Logic","native":true,"category":"siem","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ServiceNow","native":true,"category":"incident_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Buildkite"},{"name":"HackerOne"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Wiz"},{"name":"Palo Alto Networks Cortex"},{"name":"REST API"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Replit"},{"name":"Codacy"},{"name":"OpenID Connect"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"GitHub OAuth"},{"name":"GitLab OAuth"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Jetbrains"},{"name":"OAuth2"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C |
| license.spdx | - | LGPL-2.1 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Hooks & Compliance API","features":["IDE/CLI hooks for secure AI development","Claude Compliance API monitoring","Detectors for PII, PHI, PCI, secrets, source code"],"commitment":"annual","description":"IDE/CLI hooks for Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code on macOS and Windows. Claude Compliance API for Enterprise conversations and activity monitoring.","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Complete + AI Stack","features":["AI/MCP agent stack monitoring","MCP server discovery and shadow-MCP detection","OpenTelemetry audit trail","Claude Compliance API"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Full AI agent coverage including MCP server discovery, shadow-MCP detection, MCP gateway enforcement, OpenTelemetry audit trail, and Claude Compliance API.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Data-at-rest scanning capacity"}],"summary":"Annual per-user pricing. Free 7-day proof of value. Contact sales for quote.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.nightfall.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-21T11:30:03.985Z","freeTrialDays":7,"billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Edition","summary":"Free","features":["Cross-file analysis with Pro rules","AI-powered detection, triage, and remediation","Code scanning","Supply Chain scanning","60 AI credits","Fast CI/CD deploy via Semgrep infrastructure","Authentication via GitHub/GitLab"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Get started with core scanning capabilities and AI credits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"60","contributors":"10 max","repositories":"10 max"}},{"free":false,"name":"Teams","summary":"$30/contributor/mo (Code or Supply Chain) or $15/contributor/mo (Secrets)","features":["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","Cross-file Analysis","Reachability Analysis","Malicious Dependency Detection","SBOM Generation","License Compliance Checking","Semantic and Entropy Analysis","Secret Validation","Pre-Commit Hook","AI-powered detection and remediation","Slack and Email notifications","Jira Ticketing","REST API","OIDC + SAML","RBAC"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"contributor","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"contributor","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Choose from Code (SAST), Supply Chain (SCA), or Secrets detection modules","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"public_repositories":"500 max","ai_credits_per_developer":"20 per month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Starts at $30/contributor/mo with volume discounts","features":["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","Dedicated account manager","Tailored onboarding","Volume pricing","AI coding agent plugin","Wiz Integration","Palo Alto Networks Cortex Integration"],"description":"Customized solution with dedicated support and flexible deployment options","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"contributors":"Unlimited","repositories":"Unlimited","ai_credits_per_developer":"50 per month"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Teams start at $30/contributor/mo. Enterprise custom pricing with volume discounts.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:43:17.889Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"contributor","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 7 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.181.0","date":"2026-10-14T21:26:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.181.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.180.0","date":"2026-10-07T23:17:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.180.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.179.0","date":"2026-10-02T00:03:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.179.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.178.0","date":"2026-09-23T21:05:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.178.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.177.0","date":"2026-09-10T19:37:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.177.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.176.0","date":"2026-09-01T19:52:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.176.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.175.0","date":"2026-08-26T17:08:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.175.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.174.0","date":"2026-08-20T15:58:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.174.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.173.0","date":"2026-08-13T16:49:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.173.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.172.0","date":"2026-07-28T22:40:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.172.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.171.0","date":"2026-07-22T23:05:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.171.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.170.0","date":"2026-07-15T17:02:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.170.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.169.0","date":"2026-07-08T22:47:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.169.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.168.0","date":"2026-06-24T19:37:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.168.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.167.0","date":"2026-06-17T18:21:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.167.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.166.0","date":"2026-06-11T14:00:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.166.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.165.0","date":"2026-06-03T22:02:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.165.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.164.0","date":"2026-05-27T14:35:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.164.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.163.0","date":"2026-05-15T16:06:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.163.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/semgrep/semgrep/releases/tag/v1.162.0","date":"2026-05-07T16:03:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.162.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Secrets Scanning)

| Capability | Nightfall DLP | Semgrep |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Hybrid | 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 | Per developer seat |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-17T05:44:25.173Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*