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title: "Greptile vs Semgrep: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Greptile or Semgrep more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI code review tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Greptile vs Semgrep: Which is searched more?

Is Greptile or Semgrep more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI code review tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Greptile and Semgrep
- **Competitive set**: AI code review tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Greptile Share of Search**: 9.3%
- **Semgrep Share of Search**: 9.3%

## Is Greptile or Semgrep more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Greptile and Semgrep were level in searches among AI code review tools worldwide, with an estimated 33.1K branded searches each, at 9.3% of the total each.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Greptile took it in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Greptile’s share of searches among AI code review tools worldwide moved from 3.1% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 33.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Semgrep’s share of searches among AI code review tools worldwide moved from 6.9% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 33.1K.

## Top AI code review tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Greptile appeared in all five answers. Semgrep was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Greptile was listed before Semgrep in every answer.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CodeRabbit | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Greptile | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Qodo | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| SonarQube | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Semgrep | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Snyk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Codacy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| DeepSource | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about AI code review tools

- Asked ChatGPT "Which AI code review tool should I use?": 1. CodeRabbit, 2. Greptile, 3. Qodo
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI code review tools?": 1. CodeRabbit, 2. Greptile, 3. Qodo, 4. Semgrep, 5. SonarQube
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI code review tool for code reviewed automatically?": 1. CodeRabbit, 2. Greptile, 3. Qodo, 4. SonarQube
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ai code review tool": 1. CodeRabbit, 2. Qodo, 3. Greptile, 4. SonarQube
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best code review tool": 1. Qodo, 2. CodeRabbit, 3. Greptile, 4. SonarQube, 5. Semgrep

Not named in any answer: Snyk, Codacy and DeepSource.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for AI code review tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Semgrep gained share of searches among AI code review tools worldwide, from 8.2% to 9.3%.
- In September 2026, Greptile lost share of searches among AI code review tools worldwide, from 10% to 9.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Greptile estimated searches | Greptile Share of Search | Greptile rank | Semgrep estimated searches | Semgrep Share of Search | Semgrep rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 3.1% | 6 | 27.1K | 6.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 3.7% | 6 | 22.2K | 6.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 6.3% | 4 | 22.2K | 6.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 7.5% | 4 | 27.1K | 7.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 7.4% | 4 | 27.1K | 7.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 6.4% | 5 | 33.1K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 5.7% | 5 | 33.1K | 8.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 7% | 5 | 33.1K | 8.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 7.4% | 5 | 33.1K | 9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 8.2% | 5 | 33.1K | 10% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 10% | 4 | 27.1K | 8.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 9.3% | 4 | 33.1K | 9.3% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Greptile’s and Semgrep’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Greptile**: Measured on the search term “greptile”.
- **Semgrep**: Measured on the search term “semgrep”.

- [Greptile profile](/demand/global-en/brands/greptile)
- [Semgrep profile](/demand/global-en/brands/semgrep)
- [All AI code review tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-code-review-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Greptile or Semgrep more popular in search?

In September 2026, Greptile and Semgrep were level in searches among AI code review tools worldwide, with an estimated 33.1K branded searches each, at 9.3% of the total each.

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