Gitar vs GitHub CodeQL
Gitar
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GitHub CodeQL
codeql.github.comSide by side
| Figure | Gitar | GitHub CodeQL |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | $30/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Static Analysis Tools | 8.6 (#6) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Purpose | Gitar is a code change verification agent that reviews pull requests, diagnoses CI failures, applies fixes, and verifies changes against CI. | CodeQL is a language and toolchain for code analysis that treats code as data. |
Plans
Gitar
- Free for Open SourceFree
- Core$20 a month
- Pro$40 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
GitHub CodeQL
- Free for research and open sourceFree
- GitHub Code Security$30 a month
- CodeQL for open source and researchFree
- GitHub Code Security$30 a month
- GitHub Free with CodeQL code scanningPrice not published
In their own words
Gitar
Gitar is a code change verification agent that reviews pull requests, investigates CI failures, and can apply fixes before checking changes against CI. Its reviews use codebase and team-convention context, with consolidated findings and inline notes where relevant. When pipelines fail, it distinguishes code breakage from flaky tests or infrastructure noise and identifies root causes. Teams can set review, fix, escalation, approval, and merge policies in natural language in repository files. Subject to those rules, Gitar can commit fixes to a branch and iterate until CI passes. It supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps, including self-hosted instances, and connects to CI systems such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, and TeamCity. Gitar is listed as cloud-deployed, with API and self-hosted options. Core is $20 a month billed annually or $25 a month billed monthly per user, with a 14-day free trial. A free plan is available for qualifying public open-source repositories.
GitHub CodeQL
GitHub CodeQL has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.