CodePatrol vs Semgrep
Semgrep is a static-analysis engine: developers author YAML, Regex, or taint rules, the engine scans the repo at scan time, and findings surface in the Semgrep App dashboard or as PR-check annotations. CodePatrol is a different shape: commit-time AI detection that opens a GitHub Issue, a Jira ticket, or a Slack alert on a confirmed match — no rule authoring, no separate scan dashboard to triage. This page walks through where the two overlap and where they diverge.
Where CodePatrol and Semgrep diverge
Nine rows covering where each tool files findings, what it scans, and what the team actually pays — read across each row to see which side bets on authored rules and which bets on routing.
| Feature | CodePatrol | Semgrep |
|---|---|---|
| Where issues land | GitHub Issues, Jira ticket, or Slack alert | Semgrep App dashboard + PR check annotations |
| Detection surface | File + commit context across the repo | AST-pattern scan across the repo at scan time |
| Auto-file GitHub Issues | Paid plans, confirmed matches only | No (PR annotations only) |
| Jira / Linear ticket creation | Paid plans | No native integration |
| Slack routing | Severity-based, per-issue | CI-scriptable only, no first-class routing |
| Rule engine | AI detection, no rule authoring | YAML/Regex/taint rules, authored by your team |
| Pricing model | Per-repository monthly, no seat math | Per-developer annual, tiered by team size |
| Free tier | 1 repo, 100 commits/mo, no card | OSS-only via Semgrep App free plan |
| Onboarding | OAuth connect in under two minutes | CLI + repo config, CI integration per pipeline |
- CodePatrol
- GitHub Issues, Jira ticket, or Slack alert
- Semgrep
- Semgrep App dashboard + PR check annotations
- CodePatrol
- File + commit context across the repo
- Semgrep
- AST-pattern scan across the repo at scan time
- CodePatrol
- Paid plans, confirmed matches only
- Semgrep
- No (PR annotations only)
- CodePatrol
- Paid plans
- Semgrep
- No native integration
- CodePatrol
- Severity-based, per-issue
- Semgrep
- CI-scriptable only, no first-class routing
- CodePatrol
- AI detection, no rule authoring
- Semgrep
- YAML/Regex/taint rules, authored by your team
- CodePatrol
- Per-repository monthly, no seat math
- Semgrep
- Per-developer annual, tiered by team size
- CodePatrol
- 1 repo, 100 commits/mo, no card
- Semgrep
- OSS-only via Semgrep App free plan
- CodePatrol
- OAuth connect in under two minutes
- Semgrep
- CLI + repo config, CI integration per pipeline
The questions we hear from Semgrep evaluators
Things teams look at when comparing a static-analysis rules engine to ticket + Slack routing — answered without spinning the comparison into a sales pitch.
Try CodePatrol free
One repo, 100 commits a month, no credit card. If your team reads findings in the PR thread today, that workflow is fine — if you want a confirmed match to land as an Issue, a Jira ticket, or a Slack alert instead, the free tier was built for that.
See CodePatrol pricing