# searchcode vs Sourcegraph

| Attribute | searchcode | Sourcegraph |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.4 (32% (low)) | 40.2 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 27 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 12 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 8,662 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Sourcegraph enables developers to search across all their repositories, understand code dependencies and relationships, and coordinate large-scale changes. It includes AI-powered code assistance to help teams write and fix code faster. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"cli_tool":true,"cloud_saas":true,"open_source":false,"search_scope":"multi-repo-org","pricing_model":"per-seat-saas","self_hostable":true,"code_intelligence":true,"public_code_index":false,"index_architecture":"trigram-index","semantic_ai_search":true,"monorepo_scale_proven":true,"editor_ide_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 21 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Copilot"},{"name":"Claude Desktop"},{"name":"OpenCode"},{"name":"Crush"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Gemini CLI"},{"name":"Amp"},{"name":"LM Studio"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"GPT"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Grok"},{"name":"Kimi"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Qwen"},{"name":"Llama"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free during beta. No signup or API key required.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://searchcode.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:52:51.636Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Starter","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Premium Support"}],"currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://sourcegraph.com/docs/pricing/faqs","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:36:48.632Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 89 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v4.0.0","date":"2026-08-24T01:49:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2026-03-04T22:34:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.6.0","date":"2025-10-31T05:35:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2025-02-17T01:54:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.4.0","date":"2024-09-29T23:06:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.3.5","date":"2024-07-02T23:02:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.3.4","date":"2024-05-16T23:23:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.3.3","date":"2024-05-06T00:33:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.3.2","date":"2024-05-02T10:55:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.3.0","date":"2024-05-02T05:46:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.2.0","date":"2023-11-27T05:40:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.1.0","date":"2022-09-20T05:11:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v3.0.0","date":"2021-02-23T07:04:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v2.13.0","date":"2020-09-07T02:21:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v2.12.0","date":"2020-03-03T05:41:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v2.11.0","date":"2020-01-19T22:29:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v2.10.1","date":"2019-11-12T22:10:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v2.10.0","date":"2019-10-21T21:39:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v2.9.1","date":"2019-10-15T22:30:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/boyter/scc/releases/tag/v2.9.0","date":"2019-10-14T22:20:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.0"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fboyter%2Fscc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Code Search)

| Capability | searchcode | Sourcegraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Search scope | - | Multi repo org |
| Index architecture | - | Trigram index |
| Code intelligence | - | ✓ |
| Semantic AI search | - | ✓ |
| Self hostable | - | ✓ |
| Cloud saas | - | ✓ |
| Editor ide integration | - | ✓ |
| CLI tool | - | ✓ |
| Monorepo scale proven | - | ✓ |
| Public code index | - | ✗ |
| Open source | - | ✗ |
| Pricing model | - | Per seat saas |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:35:28.405Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*