Best Code Search Tools in 2026
Updated
40 code search tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
40ranked
2free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
Code Search Tools, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 15 on this page have a public API.
- 26 Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 The Silver Searcher API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 28 Woboq Code Browser API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 29 Code Fundi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 30 CodeRAG API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 31 Imagix 4D API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 32 Indexed API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 33 Kythe API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 34 LXR Cross Referencer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0Free
- 35 OpenGrok API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0Free
- 36 Universal Ctags API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 37 Zoekt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 38 Cloud Native Buildpacks Lifecycle API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 39 HodorReflexes API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 40 Sensegrep API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
Compare all 15 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Indexing scope | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 27 | The Silver Searcher | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | repositories | self_hosted |
| 28 | Woboq Code Browser | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 29 | Code Fundi | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | codebase | cloud |
| 30 | CodeRAG | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 31 | Imagix 4D | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 32 | Indexed | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 33 | Kythe | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 34 | LXR Cross Referencer | 5.0 | Free plan | Free | — | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 35 | OpenGrok | 5.0 | Free plan | Free | — | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 36 | Universal Ctags | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 37 | Zoekt | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | codebase | self_hosted |
| 38 | Cloud Native Buildpacks Lifecycle | 4.8 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | HodorReflexes | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 40 | Sensegrep | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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