Alternatives to sqry
sqry is a local, open-source code analysis tool for developers who need structural answers rather than only text matches. It parses source into an abstract syntax tree and symbol graph, then queries callers, callees, implementations, dependency cycles, and unused symbols. Its 37 language plugins, local-only processing, no telemetry, LSP integrations, MCP server, and GitHub Action cover code navigation, AI-assisted workflows, and pull-request checks. It runs free under the…
Understand is a static analysis and code-comprehension tool that builds a cross-referenced model of source code without executing it.
ast-grep is a free, open-source tool for structural code search, linting, and rewriting.
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Chromium
Chromium is a free, open-source browser project and codebase for developers who build, study, and contribute to web software.
Open sourceAndroidiOSExtensionLinux6.9 - 5
Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine
Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine searches and inspects indexed source code using language structure, helping users find constructs and…
Free planAPILinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.7Free plan - 6

Code Fundi
Code Fundi turns code repositories into searchable maps for AI agents, teams, and applications.
Free planWebAPIExtension6.6From $21 a month - 7

Sourcebot
Sourcebot is a self-hosted tool for searching, navigating, and understanding enterprise codebases.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.6From $20 a month - 8

Code Search
Code Search is a self-hosted platform for searching and replacing code across repositories, including batch work through a CLI.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.4Free plan - 9
OpenGrok
OpenGrok is a free, open-source Java engine for searching and navigating source code trees.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.4Free plan - 10
Source Insight
Windows6.4 - 11
GNU GLOBAL
GNU GLOBAL is a source code tagging system for locating program elements such as functions, macros, structs and classes, then navigating between…
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.2Free plan - 12
Shebe
Shebe is a free local code-search tool that uses BM25 full-text search to find text in repositories.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 13
Hound
Hound is a free source code search engine that indexes repositories and lets users search them with regular expressions.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.1 - 14
LeIndex
LeIndex is a semantic code search engine that can search repositories by meaning rather than relying only on matching terms.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.1 - 15
LXR Cross Referencer
LXR Cross Referencer indexes source code and creates web pages that link identifiers to their definitions and uses.
Free planWebLinuxSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 16

Sourcegraph Code Search
WebAPIExtensionSelf-hosted6.1From $16,000 a year - 17

searchcode
searchcode provides code intelligence dossiers for public GitHub repositories, with information on languages, complexity, technology stack, and code quality.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 18

Comby
Comby is a free, open-source tool for searching and changing code structure with lightweight templates.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted5.9 - 19
Zoekt
Zoekt is a free, open-source text search engine built for source code.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted5.9Free plan - 20
CodeCompass
CodeCompass is a free, open-source tool for understanding large software codebases.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.8 - 21
Livegrep
Livegrep is open-source software for interactive regular-expression searches across source repositories, including repositories around gigabyte scale.
WebLinuxSelf-hosted5.8 - 22
Woboq Code Browser
Woboq Code Browser creates a web interface for exploring C and C++ codebases.
WebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted5.8 - 23
Imagix 4D
Imagix 4D helps C, C++, and Java developers understand, document, review, and improve complex source code, including legacy and third-party software.
LinuxWindows5.7 - 24
idx
idx is a free, local search tool for code in Git repositories, available for Linux and macOS.
LinuxmacOS5.6 - 255.6
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Cloud Native Buildpacks Lifecycle
Cloud Native Buildpacks Lifecycle is a free, open-source component that turns application source code into OCI container images.
LinuxSelf-hosted5.5 - 27
Sensegrep
Sensegrep is a source-code search tool for developers and AI coding agents.
APIExtensionLinuxmacOS5.4 - 28
Kythe
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted5.2 - 29
HodorReflexes
HodorReflexes is a free add-on for The Elder Scrolls Online on PC and Console.
5.1 - 30
ripgrep
LinuxmacOSWindows4.9

