Comparison

Renovate 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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Renovate58

★Semgrep65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Renovate	SemgrepLeader
Vioscale score	58 / 100low · 38%	65 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$15
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	20
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 11 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=renovate&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 8 · 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	308	375
Github starsadoption.github_stars	22,348	16,407
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	374,610	6,990,780
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	42
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	AGPL-3.0	LGPL-2.1
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	OCaml
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Renovate58 / 100low · 38%

Semgrep65 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

Model

Renovatecommercial

Semgrepfreemium

Price level

Renovatelow

Semgrepmid

Starting price

Renovate–

Semgrep$15

Transparent

Renovate–

Semgrep✓

Integrations

Count

Renovate3

Semgrep20

Security

Disclosure policy

Renovate–

Semgrep✓

Gdpr

Renovate–

Semgrep✓

Scorecard

Renovate6.6

Semgrep–

Soc2

Renovate–

Semgrep✓

Vulnerabilities

RenovateCount: 11 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=renovate&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 8 · 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

Renovate–

Semgrep✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Renovate308

Semgrep375

Github stars

Renovate22,348

Semgrep16,407

Package downloads weekly

Renovate374,610

Semgrep6,990,780

Activity

Commits last 30d

Renovate100

Semgrep42

Release

Cadence days

Renovate–

Semgrep7

History

Renovate20 items

Semgrep20 items

License

Spdx

RenovateAGPL-3.0

SemgrepLGPL-2.1

Language

Primary

RenovateTypeScript

SemgrepOCaml

Market

Availability

Renovate–

SemgrepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for DevSecOps Tools
Capability	Renovate	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	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration	✓	✓
In-editor / IDE scanning	-	✓
Licensing
OSS engine available	✓	✓

Scan types

SAST (static analysis)

Renovate-

Semgrep✓

DAST (dynamic analysis)

Renovate-

Semgrep✗

SCA / dependency scanning

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

Secret scanning

Renovate-

Semgrep✓

Container / image scanning

Renovate-

Semgrep✗

IaC misconfiguration scanning

Renovate-

Semgrep✓

Governance

OSS licence compliance

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)

Renovate-

Semgrep✓

Remediation

Automated fix / upgrade PRs

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

Prioritisation

Reachability / exploitability prioritisation

Renovate-

Semgrep✓

Deployment

Hosting

RenovateCloud + self-hosted

SemgrepCloud + self-hosted

Integration

First-class CI / pipeline integration

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

In-editor / IDE scanning

Renovate-

Semgrep✓

Licensing

OSS engine available

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

What each one is

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

Renovate

A self-hosted dependency update automation tool that integrates with version control platforms to manage software dependencies.

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.

Renovate

HybridFree tier

Community Edition free; Enterprise Edition available

Community EditionFree
Enterprise EditionContact sales

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	Renovate	Semgrep
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Renovate✗

Semgrep✓

CLI

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Renovate✗

Semgrep✓

Self-hosted

Renovate✓

Semgrep✓

On-premise

Renovate✗

Semgrep✓

Hybrid

Renovate✗

Semgrep✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

Renovate

4 total - 3 not shared

GitLab Cloud
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Bitbucket Data Center

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

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