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Best Debian Code Search Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from code search tools ranked against Debian Code Search on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ast-grep Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb Free7.4
    Debian Code Search vs ast-grep
  2. 2
    Code Search Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Debian Code Search vs Code Search
  3. 3
    OpenGrok Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Debian Code Search vs OpenGrok
  4. 4
    sqry Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Debian Code Search vs sqry
  5. 5
    Shebe Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Debian Code Search vs Shebe
  6. 6
    LXR Cross Referencer Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Debian Code Search vs LXR Cross Referencer
  7. 7
    Sourcebot Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo6.9
    Debian Code Search vs Sourcebot
  8. 8
    searchcode Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Debian Code Search vs searchcode
  9. 9
    Hound apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Debian Code Search vs Hound
  10. 10
    LeIndex apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Debian Code Search vs LeIndex
  11. 11
    Understand Free trial apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $8343.33/mo6.5
    Debian Code Search vs Understand
  12. 12
    Comby apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.4
    Debian Code Search vs Comby
  13. 13
    Sensegrep apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted 6.4
    Debian Code Search vs Sensegrep
  14. 14
    Livegrep Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Debian Code Search vs Livegrep
  15. 15
    CodeCompass LinuxWeb 6.2
    Debian Code Search vs CodeCompass
  16. 16
    Kythe apiLinuxMacself-hosted 6.2
    Debian Code Search vs Kythe
  17. 17
    ripgrep LinuxMacWin 6.1
    Debian Code Search vs ripgrep
  18. 18
    CodeQuery LinuxMacWin 6.0
    Debian Code Search vs CodeQuery
  19. 19
    Source Insight Win 6.0
    Debian Code Search vs Source Insight
  20. 20
    Sourcegraph Code Search Free trial apiextensionself-hostedWeb $1333.33/mo6.0
    Debian Code Search vs Sourcegraph Code Search

Debian Code Search alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ast-grep7.4Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Code Search7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OpenGrok7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4sqry7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Shebe7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6LXR Cross Referencer6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
7Sourcebot6.9Free plan$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
8searchcode6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Hound6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
10LeIndex6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Understand6.5No$8343.33/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Comby6.4No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Sensegrep6.4No—API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Livegrep6.3No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
15CodeCompass6.2No—Linux, Web
16Kythe6.2No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
17ripgrep6.1No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18CodeQuery6.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
19Source Insight6.0No—Windows
20Sourcegraph Code Search6.0No$1333.33/moAPI, Browser, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Debian Code Search alternatives

What is the best alternative to Debian Code Search?

ast-grep, number 1 in code search tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Code Search, OpenGrok, sqry and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Debian Code Search?

ast-grep is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.