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Apiiro vs Semgrep comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Apiiro
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
23rd
Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
API Security (15th), Software Supply Chain Security (10th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (18th), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (10th)
Semgrep
Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
4th
Ranking in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Supply Chain Management Software (4th), Static Code Analysis (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Apiiro is 1.4%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Semgrep is 2.3%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Semgrep2.3%
Apiiro1.4%
Other96.3%
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
 

Featured Reviews

Abimael Ferreira - PeerSpot reviewer
Security at Blaze Information Security
Centralized code analysis has improved my workflow and prioritizes critical vulnerabilities
Apiiro offers several features that I consider the best, such as the ability to have multiple developers and AppSec professionals working on the same project, and through the platform, we can see the number of vulnerabilities, generate reports, and integrate Snyk within our workflow. Before the code goes to production, Apiiro can read all that code and determine if everything is okay or if improvements are needed. The reports generated by Apiiro and its integration with Snyk contribute to my development process by giving us visibility into what is actually vulnerable, as automation like Apiiro makes it much easier to track vulnerabilities without spending too much time manually checking for issues, thus generating meaningful reports afterward. Apiiro manages permissions very effectively, which is interesting from an organizational standpoint because it allows us to separate which people can access a given project and designate project administrators who can approve or reject changes once a fix is made. I found the accuracy and reliability of Apiiro's results to be very good, as it can predict issues based on its existing data.
Manjunath Maneppagol - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud & Application Security at Sixt SE
Context-aware code analysis has reduced noise and now improves developer experience with actionable security findings
I have consistently observed that their scan time is an issue for mono repos. Sometimes with their AI-based scanning, when you triage that scan, the scan never completes or finishes(, which makes it difficult. Another consistent issue is that whenever you have a new repo to onboard to the platform, the tool ideally should detect the master branch by default. However, sometimes the tool fails to identify it and will never scan it unless manually somebody looks into it and fixes the issue. Although their support team is really good, this issue was present six or eight months ago during the POC and is still present now. If it is affecting multiple customers, it should be prioritized and fixed. I would say that their integration aspects could have been improved. I see a lot of different security solutions that provide flexibility to the security teams based on Jira project, team divisions, Slack, and all those can be very much easily customized. Semgrep needs to work on the enhancement of their notification capabilities. Currently, they are working on identifying business logic vulnerabilities or privilege escalation vulnerabilities by looking at the code, and they should continue to focus on and improve this effort. Regarding stability, whenever you have a mono-repo which is a very large repository, the scan never finishes or the scan never kicks in. At that time, you have to reach out to the support team and ask them to expand the resources in the back end to fix it. This is an issue I keep seeing often on that platform.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The positive impact I have seen from working with Apiiro for my company includes the metrics that we get from Apiiro, which have been extremely helpful."
"Apiiro's secrets detection feature has saved us several times, which we appreciate greatly."
"Apiiro manages permissions very effectively, which is interesting from an organizational standpoint because it allows us to separate which people can access a given project and designate project administrators who can approve or reject changes once a fix is made."
"The workflow automation is likely the best aspect of the solution."
"Since implementing Semgrep, I have noticed significant outcomes, for example, I can resolve vulnerabilities that previously took four days in under a day, saving both time and money, thus enhancing our return on investment."
"The best part of Semgrep is its ease of integration with CI/CD pipelines and how it is a developer-friendly tool."
"Compared to other competitors in the market, the AI-backed capability is the biggest strength of Semgrep."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to write our custom rules."
"Semgrep is really simple to use, it's free, and it's very useful."
"The feature is easy to use, saves a lot of time, and is streamlined in nature."
"Semgrep flourishes with the SAST, secret scanning, and Software Composition Analysis types of scanning."
"Semgrep has positively impacted our organization by improving code quality and helping us eliminate vulnerabilities in our code."
 

Cons

"I would like support for our self-hosted Git server, other than GitHub, just regular Git."
"My first feedback for Apiiro is that it is very slow, extremely slow."
"The UI sometimes helps but can also be a bit confusing."
"User management is a little bit clunky."
"Semgrep can be improved by making it more user-friendly."
"The features could be enhanced with better documentation and more user-friendly interfaces for beginners."
"There should be more information on how to acquire the system, catering to beginners in application security, to make it more user-friendly."
"Regarding improvements for Semgrep, I have noticed that it occasionally provides false positive results, although it does not happen consistently."
"I give Semgrep a six out of 10 simply because there are other tools that are better than this out there."
"Semgrep could be improved by offering more granular configuration options for custom rule tuning and reducing memory overhead during large scale repository scans."
"However, as a tool it is really complex to maintain and to use, and it has a huge price tag."
"I have consistently observed that their scan time is an issue; sometimes with their AI-based scanning, when you triage that scan, the scan never completes or finishes, which makes it difficult."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apiiro?
As a developer, I didn't experience any issues regarding costs and licensing setup, as my account was already configured, which meant I acted more as a regular user.
What needs improvement with Apiiro?
Apiiro could be improved by providing educational content, potentially on YouTube or within the platform itself, which would be beneficial for open-source professionals, marking its presence in the...
What is your primary use case for Apiiro?
Apiiro centralizes several repositories, allowing my organization to have its account there with administrators and developers having their own accounts and access. Each repository can have analysi...
What needs improvement with Semgrep?
Semgrep could be improved by offering more granular configuration options for custom rule tuning and reducing memory overhead during large scale repository scans. Expanding native IDE integrations ...
What is your primary use case for Semgrep?
My main use case for Semgrep is that we have DNS records and web addresses for our applications, and we need to scan our web addresses. We use Semgrep to scan our websites' repositories, which ...
What advice do you have for others considering Semgrep?
Regarding how Semgrep solves my problem about security scanning for repositories, I would rate it a 10, as it is very useful and I use periodic scanning. If I talk about all of the repository scann...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Apiiro Control Plane (ASOC), Apiiro API Security (SAST), Apiiro Open Source (SCA)
Semgrep Code, Semgrep Supply Chain, Semgrep AppSec Platform
 

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Sample Customers

Morgan Stanley, Rakuten, Jack Henry, SoFi, Colgate, Navan
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