Sourcegraph
Tenable
| Feature | Sourcegraph | Tenable |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | Free / from $3990/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | engineering-teams, enterprises, open-source-maintainers, platform-engineers | security-teams, compliance-officers, it-operations, vulnerability-managers |
| Founded | 2013 | 2002 |
| Code Search | ✓ | ✗ |
| Code Navigation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Batch Changes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Assistant | ✓ | ✗ |
| Code Insights | ✓ | ✗ |
| Notebooks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vulnerability Scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Asset Discovery | ✗ | ✓ |
| Risk Prioritization | ✗ | ✓ |
| Compliance Reporting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Web App Scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cloud Security | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Sourcegraph Pros
- Search across all repositories
- Excellent code navigation
- Batch Changes for mass refactoring
- Cody AI assistant
✗ Sourcegraph Cons
- Complex self-hosted setup
- Expensive for enterprise
- Learning curve for advanced features
✓ Tenable Pros
- Comprehensive vulnerability coverage
- Excellent asset discovery
- Good risk prioritization
- Strong compliance reporting
✗ Tenable Cons
- Expensive for large environments
- Complex initial setup
- Scanning can impact performance
The Verdict
Sourcegraph is built for engineering teams and enterprises, with a focus on code-search and code-navigation. Tenable targets security teams and compliance officers and leads with vulnerability-scanning and asset-discovery.
On pricing, Sourcegraph is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $9/mo compared to $3990/mo for Tenable. That $3981/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.