Comparison

Semgrep vs Socket

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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★Semgrep65

Socket50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SemgrepLeader	Socket
Vioscale score	65 / 100high · 76%	50 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$15	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	20	6
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	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Semgrep65 / 100high · 76%

Socket50 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Model

Semgrepfreemium

Socketfreemium

Price level

Semgrepmid

Socketlow

Starting price

Semgrep$15

Socket–

Transparent

Semgrep✓

Socket–

Integrations

Count

Semgrep20

Socket6

Security

Disclosure policy

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Gdpr

Semgrep✓

Socket–

Soc2

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Vulnerabilities

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

Socket–

Reliability

Status page

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Semgrep375

Socket–

Github stars

Semgrep16,407

Socket–

Package downloads weekly

Semgrep6,990,780

Socket–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Semgrep42

Socket–

Release

Cadence days

Semgrep7

Socket–

History

Semgrep20 items

Socket–

License

Spdx

SemgrepLGPL-2.1

Socket–

Language

Primary

SemgrepOCaml

Socket–

Market

Availability

SemgrepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

SocketAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for DevSecOps Tools
Capability	Semgrep	Socket
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)

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

DAST (dynamic analysis)

Semgrep✗

Socket-

SCA / dependency scanning

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Secret scanning

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Container / image scanning

Semgrep✗

Socket✓

IaC misconfiguration scanning

Semgrep✓

Socket-

Governance

OSS licence compliance

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)

Semgrep✓

Socket-

Remediation

Automated fix / upgrade PRs

Semgrep✓

Socket-

Prioritisation

Reachability / exploitability prioritisation

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Deployment

Hosting

SemgrepCloud + self-hosted

SocketCloud + self-hosted

Integration

First-class CI / pipeline integration

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

In-editor / IDE scanning

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Licensing

OSS engine available

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

What each one is

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

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

Socket

A developer-focused security platform that analyzes the behavior of software dependencies to identify and block malware, mining software, and other supply chain threats. Socket protects against both known and emerging threats with real-time detection across package managers and programming languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Socket

HybridFree tier

Free tier available with GitHub app and Socket Firewall; enterprise pricing available

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

CLI

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

Self-hosted

Semgrep✓

Socket✓

On-premise

Semgrep✓

Socket✗

Hybrid

Semgrep✓

Socket✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

GitHub
VS Code

Semgrep

Leader

28 total - 26 not shared

GitLab
Bitbucket
Jenkins
CircleCI
Azure
Buildkite
HackerOne
Slack
Email
Webhooks
IntelliJ
Jira
Wiz
Palo Alto Networks Cortex
REST API
Cursor
Replit
Codacy
OpenID Connect
SAML
GitHub OAuth
GitLab OAuth
Azure AD
Azure DevOps
+2 more

Independently observed

Socket

6 total - 4 not shared

npm
PyPI
Cargo
Go packages

Independently observed

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