OpenGrok comparisons
OpenGrok is compared head-to-head with Android Code Search, LXR Cross Referencer and GNU GLOBAL and more: 7 head-to-heads in Code Search Tools, each with the specs and prices we checked.
OpenGrok head-to-head
- OpenGrok vs Android Code Search
- OpenGrok vs LXR Cross Referencer
- OpenGrok vs GNU GLOBAL
- OpenGrok vs Understand
- OpenGrok vs Krugle
- OpenGrok vs searchcode
- OpenGrok vs Sourcegraph Code Search
OpenGrok vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Indexing scope | Deployment | Regex search | Code navigation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | OpenGrok | Free | Codebase | Self_hosted | No | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 1 | Android Code Search | Yes | Free | Codebase | Cloud | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | LXR Cross Referencer | Free | Codebase | Self_hosted | Yes | 9.2 | ||
| 3 | GNU GLOBAL | Yes | Free | Codebase | Self_hosted | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 4 | Understand | Yes | $100/user/mo | Self_hosted | 8.9 | |||
| 5 | Krugle | Organization | Hybrid | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 6 | searchcode | Yes | Free | Repositories | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 7 | Sourcegraph Code Search | No | Codebase | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
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