Codacy vs Semgrep Assistant

Codacy7.3Visit SASemgrep Assistant5.3Visit

Higher score Codacy #4 in Ruby Static Analysis Tools 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $18/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features Visit Codacy

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SA Semgrep Assistant #6 in Ruby Static Analysis Tools 5.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features Visit Semgrep

• Codacy fits best

  Teams seeking broad code quality and security checks

• Semgrep Assistant fits best

  Teams wanting configurable security rules and AI triage

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Side by side

Feature	Codacy 7.3/10 Visit ↗	SASemgrep Assistant 5.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.3	5.3
Ranking	#4 in Ruby Static Analysis Tools	#6 in Ruby Static Analysis Tools
Best for	Teams seeking broad code quality and security checks	Teams wanting configurable security rules and AI triage
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML
Integrations	5 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Codacy 2/6 · Semgrep Assistant 2/6
Security analysis	✓	✓
Type checking	Not published	—
Automated fixes	Not published	Not published
Custom rules	✓	✓
Hosted option	Not published	Not published
Self-hosted option	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Analyzes Ruby alongside dozens of other languages and tools Pull-request analysis, status checks, and merge gates Free Developer plan includes IDE and security scans	AI-assisted finding prioritization, triage, and remediation guidance Custom analysis rules and AI-generated rules CI/CD scanning with GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, and other integrations
Cons	Cloud-only deployment Team plan starts at $18 per user monthly with annual billing Ruby is part of a broad language set, not a Ruby-specific focus	Ruby-specific capabilities are less clear than Python support Assistant works alongside Semgrep analysis, not as a standalone checker Some plan features are split across separate Teams editions
Our verdict	Codacy brings source-code quality, security, and coverage analysis together in a cloud platform for individual developers and engineering teams. Ruby is one of its supported languages, alongside many others, so it suits teams that want… Read the review →	Semgrep Assistant is an AI feature in the Semgrep AppSec Platform for security and development teams handling code-security findings. It helps prioritize and triage findings, generate custom rules, and guide remediation in developer… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Codacy — where it wins

  • Analyzes Ruby alongside dozens of other languages and tools
  • Pull-request analysis, status checks, and merge gates
  • Free Developer plan includes IDE and security scans

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment
  • Team plan starts at $18 per user monthly with annual billing
  • Ruby is part of a broad language set, not a Ruby-specific focus

• Semgrep Assistant — where it wins

  • AI-assisted finding prioritization, triage, and remediation guidance
  • Custom analysis rules and AI-generated rules
  • CI/CD scanning with GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, and other integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Ruby-specific capabilities are less clear than Python support
  • Assistant works alongside Semgrep analysis, not as a standalone checker
  • Some plan features are split across separate Teams editions

• Codacy7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $18/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  Broad code and security checks, with pull-request controls and a free plan.

  Visit CodacyFull verdict →
• SASemgrep Assistant5.3/10 · Free plan

  Semgrep pairs code scanning with AI triage, but Ruby-specific support is unclear.

  Visit SemgrepFull verdict →