Kythe vs searchcode
| Kythe | searchcode | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted | api, self-hosted, Web |
| Indexing scope | codebase | repositories |
| Deployment | self_hosted | hybrid |
| Code navigation | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Regex search | — | Yes |
| IDE extensions | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Code Search Tools. On Specifiction, searchcode scores higher on our published basis.