Semgrep Assistant vs RuboCop

SASemgrep Assistant5.3Visit RuboCop—Visit

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

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RuboCop #7 in Ruby Static Analysis Tools —/10 Open source ✓ 2 of 6 features Visit RuboCop

• Semgrep Assistant fits best

  Teams wanting configurable security rules and AI triage

• RuboCop fits best

  Ruby teams wanting an open-source linter

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Side by side

Feature	SASemgrep Assistant 5.3/10 Visit ↗	RuboCop —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	5.3	—
Ranking	#6 in Ruby Static Analysis Tools	#7 in Ruby Static Analysis Tools
Best for	Teams wanting configurable security rules and AI triage	Ruby teams wanting an open-source linter
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Semgrep Assistant 2/6 · RuboCop 2/6
Security analysis	✓ (best)	Not published
Type checking	—	Not published
Automated fixes	Not published	✓ (best)
Custom rules	✓	✓
Hosted option	Not published	Not published
Self-hosted option	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	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	Configurable cops, custom rules, plugins, and formatter extensions Safe and unsafe autocorrection plus security-focused cops Broad editor, pre-commit, and CI integration options
Cons	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	Supports Ruby rather than multiple programming languages Self-hosted deployment leaves infrastructure management to your team Published support channel is limited to documentation
Our verdict	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 →	RuboCop is an open-source Ruby static code analyzer, linter, and formatter distributed as a Ruby gem. It checks code against configurable cops and community style guidelines, covering style, lint, metrics, naming, and security issues.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• RuboCop — where it wins

  • Configurable cops, custom rules, plugins, and formatter extensions
  • Safe and unsafe autocorrection plus security-focused cops
  • Broad editor, pre-commit, and CI integration options

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports Ruby rather than multiple programming languages
  • Self-hosted deployment leaves infrastructure management to your team
  • Published support channel is limited to documentation

• SASemgrep Assistant5.3/10 · Free plan

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

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• RuboCop—/10 · Open source

  A configurable Ruby linter with formatting, security checks, and CI/editor support.

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