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Semgrep vs Understand

A side-by-side look at Semgrep and Understand. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Semgrep

Semgrep

Development

Semgrep is an open-source tool for detecting bugs and security vulnerabilities in source code using pattern matching. It works by scanning codebases to find instances where code matches predefined patterns that correspond to vulnerabilities or errors.

static-analysispattern-matchingvulnerability-detection
Understand

Understand

Development

Understand is a static code analysis tool that helps developers visualize, document, and analyze complex codebases. It generates call graphs, control flow graphs, metrics reports, dependency graphs, and more to provide insights into code structure and quality.

static-analysiscall-graphscontrol-flow-graphsmetrics-reportsdependency-graphs

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