Comparison

searchcode vs ugrep

No leader: the top candidate searchcode has only 0.32 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
searchcode54
ugrep47
Score
Vioscale score
searchcode54 / 100low · 32%
ugrep47 / 100low · 20%
Pricing
Free tier
searchcode
ugrep
Model
searchcodefreemium
Price level
searchcodefree
ugrepfree
Transparent
searchcode
ugrep
Integrations
Count
searchcode21
ugrep
Adoption
Dependent repos
searchcode12
ugrep0
Github stars
searchcode8,662
ugrep3,258
Activity
Commits last 30d
searchcode27
ugrep17
Release
Cadence days
searchcode89
ugrep14
History
searchcode20 items
License
Spdx
searchcodeMIT
Language
Primary
searchcodeGo
ugrepC++

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

searchcode

A system that analyzes GitHub repositories to extract complexity metrics, language composition, and technology stack information. Designed for integration with AI editors via MCP protocol to enable code understanding without cloning repositories.

Independently observed

ugrep

A command-line file search tool that extends grep with support for interactive searching, archives, binary files, documents, multiple output formats, and advanced pattern matching capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

searchcode

FreeFree tier

Free during beta. No signup or API key required.

as of verify ↗

ugrep

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
searchcode
ugrep
Android
searchcode
ugrep
macOS
searchcode
ugrep
Windows
searchcode
ugrep
Linux
searchcode
ugrep
CLI
searchcode
ugrep
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
searchcode
ugrep
Self-hosted
searchcode
ugrep
On-premise
searchcode
ugrep

Integrations

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

searchcode

21 total
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Copilot
  • Claude Desktop
  • OpenCode
  • Crush
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • Amp
  • LM Studio
  • Claude
  • GPT
  • Gemini
  • Grok
  • Kimi
  • DeepSeek
  • Mistral
  • Qwen
  • Llama
  • GitHub
Independently observed

ugrep

Not documented yet.

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