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Semgrep pros and cons

Vendor: Semgrep

4.0 out of 5

2 reviews
100% willing to recommend

Semgrep Pros review quotes

Security Consultant | Application Security at Jowatechs

Sep 23, 2024

The most valuable feature is the ability to write our custom rules.

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Manjunath Maneppagol

Cloud & Application Security at Sixt SE

Nov 29, 2025

Compared to other competitors in the market, the AI-backed capability is the biggest strength of Semgrep.

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Semgrep Cons review quotes

Security Consultant | Application Security at Jowatechs

Sep 23, 2024

There should be more information on how to acquire the system, catering to beginners in application security, to make it more user-friendly.

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Manjunath Maneppagol

Cloud & Application Security at Sixt SE

Nov 29, 2025

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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