# Sourcegraph vs Zoekt

| Attribute | Sourcegraph | Zoekt |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 40.2 (42% (low)) | 58.7 (14% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 37 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 50 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,844 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source full-text search tool designed for source code, supporting fast substring and regular expression matching with boolean operators, code-aware ranking, and the ability to search across individual repositories or large codebases. |
| 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 | 2 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:52:02.252Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | quote | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.1 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsourcegraph%2Fzoekt&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Code Search)

| Capability | Sourcegraph | Zoekt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:53:24.777Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*