Sourcegraph
Sourcegraph is a universal code search and intelligence platform that helps developers understand, fix, and automate changes across their entire codebase.
Price: Freemium
Description
Sourcegraph provides powerful code search capabilities that span across all repositories, languages, and code hosts, enabling developers to quickly find, understand, and navigate code. It helps teams onboard faster, debug more efficiently, and refactor code safely by providing rich context and insights into code dependencies. Sourcegraph is designed for engineering organizations of all sizes, especially those with large and complex monorepos or distributed microservices architectures. It differentiates itself by offering comprehensive cross-repository search and code intelligence, leveraging AI/ML to power features like code insights and automated refactoring, making it a critical tool for code comprehension and maintenance at scale.
How to Use
1.Connect Sourcegraph to your code hosts (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
2.Perform universal code searches using regular expressions, structural search, or semantic queries.
3.Navigate through code with features like 'Go to definition,' 'Find references,' and 'Hover tooltips.'
4.Utilize Code Insights to monitor code health, track migrations, and identify patterns.
5.Automate large-scale code changes and refactorings using Code Monitors and Campaigns.
Use Cases
Code comprehensionDebuggingRefactoringOnboarding new developersTechnical debt managementSecurity auditingAPI discoveryCode migrationOpen-source contribution
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Universal code search across all repositories and languages.
- Deep code intelligence for understanding dependencies and contexts.
- Powerful automation for large-scale code changes.
- Supports both cloud and self-hosted deployments.
- Significantly improves developer onboarding and productivity.
Cons
- Can be resource-intensive for very large codebases in self-hosted deployments.
- Pricing information is not publicly available, requiring sales contact.
- Learning curve for fully leveraging advanced search and automation features.
Pricing
Free: 1 user, up to 10 repositories
Includes universal code search, code intelligence, browser extensions
Team: Contact sales for pricing
Includes all Free features, plus unlimited users, unlimited repositories, Code Insights, code monitoring, integrations
Enterprise: Contact sales for pricing
Includes all Team features, plus advanced security, compliance, dedicated support, custom contracts, self-hosted deployment options
Free trial: The Free plan acts as a free tier
Paid plans may offer dedicated trials upon request
Refund policy: Not publicly stated, typically annual contracts for paid plans.
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