Side by side
Livegrep vs Searchfox
Both stand on code search tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid LinuxSelf-hostedWeb
Livegrep provides a self-hosted search interface backed by reusable repository indexes. Plan for its index storage and build requirements, especially when the index will not fit in RAM.
Visit Livegrep Free plan Web
Visit Searchfox The facts
| Livegrep | Searchfox | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Linux, Self-hosted, Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Not published |
| Plans published | None | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | livegrep.com | searchfox.org |
| On code search tools | #40 of 42 | #36 of 42 |
Livegrep: what it does well
- Open-source repository search tool
- Supports Google's RE2 regular expression syntax
- Indexes can be saved and reused
- Can update selected GitHub repositories
- Docker deployment is documented
What to know first
- Requires running both backend and web interface
- Index typically uses three to five times source-text size
- Build requires Bazel and a recent C++ compiler
Searchfox: what it does well
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