Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Searchcode
SearchCode clearly comes out ahead of Zoekt on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | SearchCode | |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Development | Development |
| Categories | developer-tools | developer-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Searchcode
freemium
open source
custom
open source
| Feature | searchcode | zoekt |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Licensing | ||
| Fast, Trigram-Based Source Code Search Engine | ||
| Mcp Server For Llms (Beta) | ||
| Free To Download, Install, And Use | ||
| Search Public Repositories | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Support Plans | ||
| Unlimited Users |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, SearchCode comes out ahead overall, though Zoekt can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both SearchCode and Zoekt offer a free tier.
