Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: OpenGrok
OpenGrok clearly comes out ahead of Zoekt on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
OpenGrok
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| Feature | opengrok | zoekt |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-Referencing | ||
| Fast, Trigram-Based Source Code Search Engine | ||
| Definition Search | ||
| Free To Download, Install, And Use | ||
| Full Text Search | ||
| History Search | ||
| Identifier Search | ||
| Path Search | ||
| Rest Api | ||
| Syntax Highlighting |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, OpenGrok comes out ahead overall, though Zoekt can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both OpenGrok and Zoekt offer a free tier.
