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Semgrep or Wiz Code: agentic AppSec compared
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By The Pipeline Desk · Best Agentic AppSec · Published 2026-10-08
Desk research from public vendor pages, changelogs and standards documents. Vendor facts read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
How do they compare at a glance?
Semgrep
Agent hooks with published per-contributor pricing
Rank 9 of 10
Wiz Code
Best single findings view for teams on Wiz Cloud
Rank 8 of 10
Which scores higher on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | Semgrep | Wiz Code | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent and MCP discovery | 10% | 3 / 10 No org-wide inventory of agents or MCP servers is described on the pages reviewed. Source: Semgrep Guardian · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 7 / 10 AI-BOM inventories AI frameworks, models and IDE extensions including Gemini Code Assist, GitHub Copilot and Cursor; an MCP server inventory is not stated. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Wiz Code |
| Agent policy enforcement and audit | 10% | 6 / 10 Guardian hooks on every file write block malicious dependencies, hardcoded credentials and vulnerable patterns inside individual agents. Source: Semgrep Guardian · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 4 / 10 Plugins for Claude Code and Cursor and pre-commit hooks; agent policy, blocking of agent actions and an endpoint agent are not stated. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Semgrep |
| Secret handling for agents | 5% | 7 / 10 Guardian stops hardcoded secrets at generation time, and Semgrep sells a Secrets product. Source: Semgrep Guardian · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 Secrets scanning, and pre-commit hooks that catch secrets before source control; secret handling inside agent sessions is not described. Source: Wiz Code product page · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Semgrep |
| Agentic remediation | 20% | 4 / 10 Remediation guidance in PRs and IDEs; no agent that writes and lands fixes is described. Source: Semgrep homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 Wiz Skills let coding agents pull issues and apply fixes in the IDE through Wiz Green Agent, and Wiz Code fixes issues in the IDE, pull requests or CI/CD; validation is not stated. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Wiz Code |
| Agentic triage and prioritization | 15% | 8 / 10 Semgrep Assistant auto-triages findings and uses code context to cut false positives. Source: Semgrep homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 6 / 10 Findings are put in context on the Wiz Security Graph, including CI/CD pipelines; a reachability or business-context method is not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Semgrep |
| SDLC policy and supply chain posture | 10% | 7 / 10 Supply Chain and Secrets products, with malware detection and policy actions such as Jira tickets added on 24 Sep 2026; CI/CD posture is not described. Source: Semgrep blog: malware detection and response automation · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 CI-BOM models CI/CD pipelines on the Security Graph, with pre-commit hooks for secrets, IaC misconfigurations and vulnerabilities. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Wiz Code |
| Scanner coverage and orchestration | 10% | 7 / 10 Code, Supply Chain and Secrets scanning with AI-assisted analysis; ingesting other scanners' findings is not described. Source: Semgrep homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 9 / 10 Aggregates findings from built-in and third-party scanners (SAST, SCA, DAST) in one view. Source: Wiz Code product page · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Wiz Code |
| Named coding agent reach | 10% | 5 / 10 Names 3 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, Cursor and Windsurf. Source: Semgrep Guardian · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 5 / 10 Names 3 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Tie |
| Pricing and trial transparency | 10% | 8 / 10 Free up to 10 contributors and 10 repositories with 60 AI credits; Teams at $30 a month per contributor for Code or Supply Chain and $15 for Secrets, with 20 AI credits per developer a month; Guardian pricing is not stated. Source: Semgrep pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 3 / 10 No public price on wiz.io; AWS Marketplace lists 100 Wiz Code licenses as an add-on for Wiz Cloud at $58,500 for 12 months. Source: AWS Marketplace: Wiz Code listing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Semgrep |
How do they differ along the pipeline?
| Control point | Semgrep | Wiz Code |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | Partial Guardian runs as an MCP server, hooks on every file write and skills in Claude Code, Cursor and Windsurf; no org-wide agent inventory on the pages reviewed. Source: Semgrep Guardian · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Partial Plugins for Claude Code and Cursor and an AI-BOM of IDE extensions; agent policy is not stated. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| IDE | Documented VS Code and JetBrains support, with remediation guidance in IDEs. Source: Semgrep homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented IDE scanning and pre-commit hooks for secrets, IaC and vulnerabilities. Source: Wiz Code product page · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Pull request | Documented Remediation guidance in pull requests. Source: Semgrep homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Fixes issues in pull requests and CI/CD. Source: Wiz Code product page · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Pipeline | Documented Supply Chain and Secrets products; malicious package detection and policy actions such as Jira tickets and Slack alerts added 24 September 2026. Source: Semgrep blog: malware detection and response automation · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented CI-BOM models CI/CD pipelines on the Security Graph. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Triage | Documented Semgrep Assistant auto-triages findings. Source: Semgrep homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Partial Findings in context on the Security Graph; method not detailed. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Fix | Partial Remediation guidance in PRs and IDEs; no agent that writes and lands fixes is described. Source: Semgrep homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Wiz Skills let coding agents apply fixes in the IDE through Wiz Green Agent. Source: Wiz blog: Wiz Code Week recap · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
What do they cost?
Semgrep
Free for up to 10 contributors and 10 repositories (60 AI credits). Teams: $30 a month per contributor for Code or Supply Chain, $15 for Secrets, with 20 AI credits per developer a month. Enterprise custom (50 AI credits per developer a month). Guardian pricing is not stated.
Source: Semgrep pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free start: Free for up to 10 contributors.
Wiz Code
AWS Marketplace list price: 100 Wiz Code licenses, add-on for Wiz Cloud, $58,500 for 12 months. No public price on wiz.io.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Wiz Code listing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free start: No free tier stated on the pages reviewed.
Which coding agents does each name?
| Agent | Semgrep | Wiz Code |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Named | Named |
| Cursor | Named | Named |
| GitHub Copilot | Not named | Named |
| Windsurf | Named | Not named |
| OpenAI Codex | Not named | Not named |
| Kiro | Not named | Not named |
| Total | 3 of 6 | 3 of 6 |
Which should you choose?
Choose Semgrep if you need agentic triage and prioritization and pricing and trial transparency. Semgrep: Agent hooks with published per-contributor pricing.
Choose Wiz Code if you need scanner coverage and orchestration and sdlc policy and supply chain posture. Wiz Code: Best single findings view for teams on Wiz Cloud.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for agentic AppSec, Semgrep or Wiz Code?
On our published weights Wiz Code scores higher overall, 6.00 to 5.95 out of 10. See the criterion table above for where each scores higher.
Which governs coding agents more fully, Semgrep or Wiz Code?
Wiz Code scores higher on the agent governance group (5.6 to 5.0). Semgrep: Guardian runs as an MCP server, hooks on every file write and skills in Claude Code, Cursor and Windsurf; no org-wide agent inventory on the pages reviewed. Wiz Code: Plugins for Claude Code and Cursor and an AI-BOM of IDE extensions; agent policy is not stated.
Do Semgrep and Wiz Code publish prices?
Semgrep: Free for up to 10 contributors and 10 repositories (60 AI credits). Teams: $30 a month per contributor for Code or Supply Chain, $15 for Secrets, with 20 AI credits per developer a month. Enterprise custom (50 AI credits per developer a month). Guardian pricing is not stated. Wiz Code: AWS Marketplace list price: 100 Wiz Code licenses, add-on for Wiz Cloud, $58,500 for 12 months. No public price on wiz.io.