Comparison

OWASP ZAP vs Semgrep

On the evidence we track, Semgrep leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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OWASP ZAP50

★Semgrep63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	OWASP ZAP	SemgrepLeader
vioscaleAI score	50 / 100low · 40%	63 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$15
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	20
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.zaproxy%3Azap&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE	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	30	375
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,930	17,059
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	5,048,057
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	29	86
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	LGPL-2.1
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	C
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

OWASP ZAP50 / 100low · 40%

Semgrep63 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

OWASP ZAP✓

Semgrep✓

Model

OWASP ZAPopen_source

Semgrepfreemium

Price level

OWASP ZAPfree

Semgreplow

Starting price

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep$15

Transparent

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep✗

Integrations

Count

OWASP ZAP2

Semgrep20

Security

Disclosure policy

OWASP ZAP✓

Semgrep✓

Gdpr

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep✓

Scorecard

OWASP ZAP6.8

Semgrep–

Soc2

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep✓

Vulnerabilities

OWASP ZAPCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.zaproxy%3Azap&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

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

Reliability

Status page

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

OWASP ZAP30

Semgrep375

Github stars

OWASP ZAP15,930

Semgrep17,059

Package downloads weekly

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep5,048,057

Activity

Commits last 30d

OWASP ZAP29

Semgrep86

Release

Cadence days

OWASP ZAP6

Semgrep7

History

OWASP ZAP20 items

Semgrep20 items

License

Spdx

OWASP ZAPApache-2.0

SemgrepLGPL-2.1

Language

Primary

OWASP ZAPJava

SemgrepC

Market

Availability

OWASP ZAP–

SemgrepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Content

Faq

OWASP ZAP4 items

Semgrep8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for DevSecOps Tools
Capability	OWASP ZAP	Semgrep
Scan types
SAST (static analysis)	-	✓
DAST (dynamic analysis)	✓	✗
SCA / dependency scanning	-	✓
Secret scanning	-	✓
Container / image scanning	-	✗
IaC misconfiguration scanning	-	✓
Governance
OSS licence compliance	-	✓
SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)	-	✓
Remediation
Automated fix / upgrade PRs	-	✓
Prioritisation
Reachability / exploitability prioritisation	-	✓
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration	✓	✓
In-editor / IDE scanning	-	✓
Licensing
OSS engine available	✓	✓

Scan types

SAST (static analysis)

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

DAST (dynamic analysis)

OWASP ZAP✓

Semgrep✗

SCA / dependency scanning

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

Secret scanning

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

Container / image scanning

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✗

IaC misconfiguration scanning

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

Governance

OSS licence compliance

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

Remediation

Automated fix / upgrade PRs

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

Prioritisation

Reachability / exploitability prioritisation

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

Deployment

Hosting

OWASP ZAPSelf-hosted only

SemgrepCloud + self-hosted

Integration

First-class CI / pipeline integration

OWASP ZAP✓

Semgrep✓

In-editor / IDE scanning

OWASP ZAP-

Semgrep✓

Licensing

OSS engine available

OWASP ZAP✓

Semgrep✓

What each one is

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

OWASP ZAP

An open-source security scanner that performs dynamic analysis on web applications to detect potential vulnerabilities. It supports automation, extensibility through community add-ons, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

Semgrep

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

OWASP ZAP

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	OWASP ZAP	Semgrep
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep✓

CLI

OWASP ZAP–

Semgrep✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

OWASP ZAP✗

Semgrep✓

Self-hosted

OWASP ZAP✓

Semgrep✓

Hybrid

OWASP ZAP✗

Semgrep✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

OWASP ZAP

2 total - 1 not shared

GitHub Actions

Independently observed

Semgrep

Leader

28 total - 27 not shared

GitLab
Bitbucket
Jenkins
CircleCI
Azure
Buildkite
HackerOne
Slack
Email
Webhooks
VS Code
IntelliJ
Jira
Wiz
Palo Alto Networks Cortex
REST API
Cursor
Replit
Codacy
OpenID Connect
SAML
GitHub OAuth
GitLab OAuth
Azure AD
+3 more

Independently observed

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