searchcode
Code intelligence platform that analyzes git repositories to extract language, complexity, and tech stack details for AI assistants
- Also known as
- searchcode
What is searchcode?
A service that provides instant code analysis of public and private git repositories, offering language detection, complexity metrics, and code quality assessment. It integrates with multiple LLM-enabled editors via MCP protocol and supports both cloud hosting and self-hosted deployment through Docker and Kubernetes.
searchcode pricing
We don't have searchcode's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free during beta. No signup or API key required.
What searchcode does
The capabilities that matter for code search, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Search scope
- Multi repo org
- Index architecture
- Inverted 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
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Web
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (22)
Independently observed- GitHub Copilot•
- 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
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
searchcode FAQ
Common questions about searchcode, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Code Search.
Source: https://searchcode.com
Is searchcode free?
searchcode offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://searchcode.com
What platforms does searchcode support?
searchcode supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://searchcode.com
Can searchcode be self-hosted?
Yes. searchcode can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://searchcode.com
What does searchcode integrate with?
We have confirmed 19 integrations for searchcode, including Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Copilot, Claude Desktop, OpenCode, Crush and Codex, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://searchcode.com
Is searchcode open source?
Yes. searchcode is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/boyter/scc
searchcode alternatives
Other code search we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- OpenGroklow · 26%
- ZoektFast source code search engine using trigram indexing for substring and pattern matchinglow · 24%
- ugrepA command-line pattern matching tool that offers enhanced search capabilities beyond traditional grep.low · 25%
- SourcegraphCode search and intelligence platform for understanding and managing large codebases with AI assistancelow · 41%
- ripgrepA command-line utility for finding text in files using regular expression patternslow · 30%
- The Silver SearcherFast code search tool for local repositorieslow · 29%
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for searchcode, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.08 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 45 | 0.12 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 51 | 0.07 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Security score | 56 | 0.05 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Stars | 74 | 0.03 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 39 | 0.05 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 19 | 0.08 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 25 | mediumsource · 2026-09-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Cloud saas: Yes · Search scope: multi-repo-org · Self hostable: Yes · Code intelligence: Yes · Index architecture: inverted-index · Editor ide integration: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 21 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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