Semgrep Code vs Klocwork

Semgrep Code9.4Visit Klocwork8.5Visit

Higher score Semgrep Code #1 in SAST Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Semgrep Code

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Klocwork #6 in SAST Tools 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Klocwork

• Semgrep Code fits best

  Teams needing broad SAST integrations

• Klocwork fits best

  Embedded and enterprise engineering teams

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Side by side

Feature	Semgrep Code 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Klocwork 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in SAST Tools	#6 in SAST Tools
Best for	Teams needing broad SAST integrations	Embedded and enterprise engineering teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$30/user/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted, Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML
Integrations	13 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Semgrep Code 5/5 · Klocwork 5/5
Pull request scans	✓	✓
IDE support	✓	✓
CI/CD integration	✓	✓
Custom security rules	✓	✓
Automated fixes	✓	✓
Specs
Analysis targets	source code	source code
Languages supported	35	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Cross-file and cross-function taint analysis GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, CI/CD, and IDE integrations AI-assisted triage, remediation guidance, and fix suggestions	Incremental analysis focuses checks on changed files. Wide IDE coverage includes Visual Studio Code and Android Studio. Custom checkers, quality gates, triage, and Smart Rank support governance.
Cons	Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors Teams starts at $30 per contributor per month Enterprise pricing is custom	Pricing requires contacting sales. It is not open source. Its analysis targets source code rather than runtime behavior.
Our verdict	Semgrep Code is a static application security testing product for development and security teams. It analyzes source code with Semgrep’s Pro Engine and security rules to identify vulnerabilities, including issues that require cross-file… Read the review →	Klocwork is Perforce Software’s static application security testing and code-analysis product for mission-critical and embedded software teams. It analyzes C, C++, C#, Rust, Java, JavaScript, Python, and Kotlin for security… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Semgrep Code — where it wins

  • Cross-file and cross-function taint analysis
  • GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, CI/CD, and IDE integrations
  • AI-assisted triage, remediation guidance, and fix suggestions

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors
  • Teams starts at $30 per contributor per month
  • Enterprise pricing is custom

• Klocwork — where it wins

  • Incremental analysis focuses checks on changed files.
  • Wide IDE coverage includes Visual Studio Code and Android Studio.
  • Custom checkers, quality gates, triage, and Smart Rank support governance.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • It is not open source.
  • Its analysis targets source code rather than runtime behavior.

• Semgrep Code9.4/10 · Free plan

  Broad SAST coverage with pull-request, CI/CD, IDE, custom-rule, and AI-assisted workflows.

  Visit Semgrep CodeFull verdict →
• Klocwork8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad SAST and code-analysis platform for embedded and enterprise engineering teams.

  Visit KlocworkFull verdict →