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Codacy vs Semgrep comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 11, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Codacy
Ranking in Static Code Analysis
18th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
AI Software Development (205th)
Semgrep
Ranking in Static Code Analysis
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (18th), Supply Chain Management Software (3rd), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Static Code Analysis category, the mindshare of Codacy is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Semgrep is 5.5%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Code Analysis Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Semgrep5.5%
Codacy1.5%
Other93.0%
Static Code Analysis
 

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Manjunath Maneppagol - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud & Application Security at Sixt SE
Context-aware code analysis has reduced noise and now improves developer experience with actionable security findings
I have consistently observed that their scan time is an issue for mono repos. Sometimes with their AI-based scanning, when you triage that scan, the scan never completes or finishes(, which makes it difficult. Another consistent issue is that whenever you have a new repo to onboard to the platform, the tool ideally should detect the master branch by default. However, sometimes the tool fails to identify it and will never scan it unless manually somebody looks into it and fixes the issue. Although their support team is really good, this issue was present six or eight months ago during the POC and is still present now. If it is affecting multiple customers, it should be prioritized and fixed. I would say that their integration aspects could have been improved. I see a lot of different security solutions that provide flexibility to the security teams based on Jira project, team divisions, Slack, and all those can be very much easily customized. Semgrep needs to work on the enhancement of their notification capabilities. Currently, they are working on identifying business logic vulnerabilities or privilege escalation vulnerabilities by looking at the code, and they should continue to focus on and improve this effort. Regarding stability, whenever you have a mono-repo which is a very large repository, the scan never finishes or the scan never kicks in. At that time, you have to reach out to the support team and ask them to expand the resources in the back end to fix it. This is an issue I keep seeing often on that platform.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

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What needs improvement with Semgrep?
I have consistently observed that their scan time is an issue for mono repos. Sometimes with their AI-based scanning, when you triage that scan, the scan never completes or finishes(, which makes i...
What is your primary use case for Semgrep?
I have been working with Semgrep for almost a year, approximately six to eight months on and off. In my current organization, I have a strong experience for SAST solution POCs, and I have conducted...
What advice do you have for others considering Semgrep?
You should primarily focus on what your use case is and why you are moving out. If you are moving out just from the perspective of cost, I do not think Semgrep is the best solution for you. However...
 

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Semgrep Code, Semgrep Supply Chain, Semgrep AppSec Platform
 

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Sample Customers

Barracuda Networks, Netdata, Schneider Electric, Leia's codebase, Coderockr
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