Sourcegraph Code Search vs sqry

Sourcegraph Code Search8.6Visit sqry7.3Visit

Higher score Sourcegraph Code Search #7 in Code Search Tools 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sourcegraph

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sqry #17 in Code Search Tools 7.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit sqry

• Sourcegraph Code Search fits best

  Large enterprises needing mature search workflows

• sqry fits best

  Developers needing structural and relationship search

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Side by side

Feature	Sourcegraph Code Search 8.6/10 Visit ↗	sqry 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.3
Ranking	#7 in Code Search Tools	#17 in Code Search Tools
Best for	Large enterprises needing mature search workflows	Developers needing structural and relationship search
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sourcegraph Code Search 3/3 · sqry 3/3
Regex search	✓	✓
Code navigation	✓	✓
IDE extensions	✓	✓
Specs
Indexing scope	Codebase	Codebase
Deployment	Hybrid	Self_hosted
Supported languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Searches code, symbols, commits, diffs, definitions, and references Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit, and Perforce Offers AI assistance, monitoring, contexts, API, CLI, and MCP access	AST indexing enables structural searches across a codebase Caller, callee, dependency, cycle, and unused-symbol analysis MCP, LSP, and integrations for editors and AI assistants
Cons	No free plan is offered The current listing centers on a single Enterprise plan Its broad feature set may exceed smaller teams' needs	Self-hosted deployment requires managing the local environment Structural search may be more than needed for simple text lookup Editor integration is centered on VS Code, Neovim, and Helix
Our verdict	Sourcegraph Code Search is a code search and navigation product for development teams managing large or complex codebases. It works across repositories and code hosts through the web, API, and editor extensions. Search options include… Read the review →	sqry is an open-source semantic code search engine for developers working with local repositories and codebases. It parses source code into abstract syntax trees, builds symbol and relationship graphs, and supports searches for callers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Sourcegraph Code Search — where it wins

  • Searches code, symbols, commits, diffs, definitions, and references
  • Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit, and Perforce
  • Offers AI assistance, monitoring, contexts, API, CLI, and MCP access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • The current listing centers on a single Enterprise plan
  • Its broad feature set may exceed smaller teams' needs

• sqry — where it wins

  • AST indexing enables structural searches across a codebase
  • Caller, callee, dependency, cycle, and unused-symbol analysis
  • MCP, LSP, and integrations for editors and AI assistants

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the local environment
  • Structural search may be more than needed for simple text lookup
  • Editor integration is centered on VS Code, Neovim, and Helix

• Sourcegraph Code Search8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad code search and navigation suite for complex enterprise repositories.

  Visit SourcegraphFull verdict →
• sqry7.3/10 · Free plan

  A focused open-source choice for structural search, code relationships, and navigation.

  Visit sqryFull verdict →