HOMER vs OpenGrep
HOMER
sipcapture.github.ioOpenGrep
github.comSide by side
| Figure | HOMER | OpenGrep |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Network Protocol Analyzers | 7.9 (#15) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Distribution | The project documents release downloads, official Docker builds, and Compose examples as installation options. | Releases are self-contained OCaml binaries for multiple architectures, so Python is not required. |
| Integrations | The project documents optional Arrow FlightSQL for Grafana and REST API access for the UI and external applications. | The repository documents a CI subcommand, and its output formats include JSON and SARIF. |
| License | The Homer repository states that the software is released under the AGPL-3.0 license. | The repository identifies OpenGrep as a fork of Semgrep under the LGPL 2.1 license. |
| Purpose | HOMER is an open-source SIP, VoIP, and RTC packet capture and monitoring system. | OpenGrep is an open-source static code analysis engine for finding security issues and searching code patterns. |
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In their own words
OpenGrep
OpenGrep is a free, open-source static analysis engine for finding security issues and searching patterns in source code. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with self-hosted deployment. The project supports more than 30 languages, including Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, Rust, PHP, and Visual Basic, and existing Semgrep rules and rulesets work without changes. Its intrafile taint analysis tracks constructor and field assignments, flow between methods, higher-order functions across 12 languages, and collection operations such as map, filter, and reduce. OpenGrep produces JSON and SARIF output and documents a CI subcommand for workflow use. The project distributes self-contained binaries and says releases are signed with Cosign. OpenGrep is a Semgrep fork under the LGPL 2.1 license. The security policy requests vulnerability reports by email and lists only the latest version as supported.