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AI Code Review & Quality Software

Sourcery

Sourcery reviews pull requests for defects

SF Score
8.0/10
Pricing
Free · Paid
AI Coding Assistant Software

Sourcegraph Cody

Sourcegraph Cody answers codebase context questions

SF Score
8.2/10
Pricing
Contact sales
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Where each one leads

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  • Highest SF Score

    Sourcegraph Cody8.2/10

    2 of 2 are scored

  • Only one with a free plan

    SourceryFree plan

    free-plan status established for all 2

At a glance

The short version

The facts each tool publishes, lined up so you can scan down a column. Anything the catalog does not establish is marked as such rather than counted against the tool.

Sourcery

SF Score
8.0 / 10
Starts at
$12/mo
Free plan
Available
Category
AI Development & Coding Software › AI Code Review & Quality Software

Sourcegraph Cody

SF Score
8.2 / 10
Starts at
Not established
Free plan
Not offered
Category
AI Development & Coding Software › AI Coding Assistant Software

Key differences

Where these tools actually diverge

The decision dimensions that separate this set, with each tool's own position stated plainly. No winner is declared — fit depends on your workflow.

Positioned for

Sourcery

AI Code Review & Quality Software

Sourcegraph Cody

AI Coding Assistant Software

Pricing model

Sourcery

Free · Paid

Sourcegraph Cody

Contact sales

SoftFinders Score

Sourcery

8.0 / 10

Sourcegraph Cody

8.2 / 10

Feature comparison

Capability matrix

Grouped by area. Every state carries a word as well as a colour, and anything the catalog has not established stays neutral rather than counting as a missing feature.

4 rows differ 1 identical

Capability comparison across the selected tools. Each row is a capability; each column is a tool.
Capability SourcerySourcegraph Cody
Overview
SF Score8.0 / 10Value8.2 / 10Value
Pricing modelFreemiumValueCustomValue
Starts at$12/moValueNot established
Free planYesNo
CategoryAI Development & Coding Software › AI Code Review & Quality SoftwareValueAI Development & Coding Software › AI Coding Assistant SoftwareValue

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Listed by one tool only

12 capabilities are published by a single tool in this set. That does not mean the others lack them — only that the catalog has not established an answer either way.

Use cases

What each tool is built for

The workflows each tool publishes for itself. Cards appear only for tools that list use cases.

Sourcery

  • Pull Request Review
  • Maintainability Improvement Work
  • Security Focused Checks
  • Reviewer Time Savings
  • Refactoring Recommendation Flow

+1 more on the Sourcery profile

Sourcegraph Cody

  • Large Codebase Search
  • Symbol Trace Work
  • Enterprise Onboarding Help
  • Impact Analysis Support
  • Repository Knowledge Work

+1 more on the Sourcegraph Cody profile

Pros & cons

Strengths and compromises

Each tool's published strengths and the compromises that come with them, as supplied — not scored or ranked against each other. Longer lists fold; nothing is left out.

Sourcery

Pros

  • Focused review automation catches maintainability issues
  • Pull request summaries save reviewer time
  • Refactoring feedback improves code quality discussions

Cons

  • Narrower scope than full coding agents
  • Review suggestions still need reviewer judgment
  • Team standards may require configuration work

Sourcegraph Cody

Pros

  • Excellent for large codebase understanding work
  • Search context strengthens answers across repositories
  • Enterprise controls fit scaled engineering organizations

Cons

  • Best value depends on Sourcegraph adoption
  • Enterprise pricing requires direct sales conversations
  • Smaller repositories may not justify complexity

Pricing

What each one costs

Published pricing signals only. Where a tool has not established a price, that is what it says — never a zero and never "free".

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