For vendors
AdvertiseTop spots, featured rows, home sponsor Get listedAdd a product we don't cover yet Claim a listingFree: verify the domain, then correct your page Vendor dashboardNumbers, orders and placements
Mobile US PressList your app
Vendor dashboard

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
0free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked

Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score

  1. 26 CodeCompass No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  2. 27 CodeRAG No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  3. 28 Comby No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  4. 29 Indexed No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  5. 30 Kythe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  6. 31 LeIndex No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: repositoriesDeployment: self_hosted
  7. 32 Livegrep No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: repositoriesDeployment: hybrid
  8. 33 LXR Cross Referencer No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  9. 34 OpenGrok No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  10. 35 Universal Ctags No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  11. 36 Zoekt No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  12. 37 Imagix 4D No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Indexing scope: codebaseDeployment: self_hosted
  13. 38 Cloud Native Buildpacks Lifecycle No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
  14. 39 HodorReflexes No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
  15. 40 Sensegrep No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9

More in Developer Tools

All developer tools lists
Accessibility Testing Software 168Log Management Software 107AI Coding Assistants 103Package Managers 93AI Agent Platforms 73Reverse Engineering Tools 73Software Composition Analysis Software 64Browser Automation Tools 63Integrated Development Environments 62Artifact repository software 60Code Playground Software 58Network Monitoring 55