# Semgrep alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 115 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Semgrep holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/semgrep/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Checkmarx One: 24
- SonarQube: 11
- Snyk Code: 6
- Veracode Static Analysis: 6
- Snyk: 2
- Aikido Security: 1

## Static application security testing

**Small business**: 19 of 84 answers did not name Semgrep (Semgrep is #1 of 13 at 53%).

- Snyk Code: first choice in 2 of those 19
- SonarQube: first choice in 2 of those 19
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 19
- CodeAnt AI: first choice in 1 of those 19
- Codiga: first choice in 1 of those 19
- GitHub Advanced Security: first choice in 1 of those 19
- GitHub Code Scanning with CodeQL: first choice in 1 of those 19
- Snyk: first choice in 1 of those 19

**Mid-market**: 36 of 84 answers did not name Semgrep (Semgrep is #1 of 10 at 36%).

- SonarQube: first choice in 5 of those 36
- Snyk Code: first choice in 4 of those 36
- Checkmarx One: first choice in 2 of those 36
- CodeQL: first choice in 1 of those 36
- DeepSource: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Semgrep Community/OSS: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Semgrep's free tier: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Snyk: first choice in 1 of those 36

**Enterprise**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Semgrep (Semgrep is #5 of 10 at 4%).

- Checkmarx One: first choice in 22 of those 60
- Veracode Static Analysis: first choice in 6 of those 60
- SonarQube: first choice in 4 of those 60
- GitLab SAST: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Offensive360: first choice in 1 of those 60
- OpenText Fortify: first choice in 1 of those 60
- SonarQube Server Enterprise or Data Center: first choice in 1 of those 60

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