Pick Checkly if
sRE / frontend teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (10 uptime, 1k Playwright, 10k API, 6 locations) until they need Starter at $24/month or Team at $64/month for more runs, SMS alerts, or a private location.
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Our take
Pick Checkly if sRE / frontend teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (10 uptime, 1k Playwright, 10k API, 6 locations) until they need Starter at $24/month or Team at $64/month for more runs, SMS alerts, or a private location. Pick Semgrep if appSec / eng teams who will stay on Free $0 (10 repos, 10 contributors, Code + Supply Chain, GitHub/GitLab auth) while they scan a first repo, then buy Teams Code at
Semgrep
AppSec scan desk
Best for
Checkly Playwright checks you start at $0
Semgrep Findings you start at $0
Free plan
Checkly $0 · /month. 10 uptime monitors, max frequency 2 min, 6 locations, 1,000 browser/Playwright runs, 10,000 API runs. Email, Slack, webhooks. No private locations
Semgrep $0 · /month/contributor. Scan up to 10 repositories. Maximum 10 contributors. GitHub/GitLab auth. Includes Code ($0) and Supply Chain ($0). Community support
Lowest paid
Checkly Starter $24/mo yearly
Semgrep Teams $30/mo
Runs where
Checkly Local or hosted
Semgrep
Watch out
Checkly Hobby is 1,000 Playwright runs and 10 uptime monitors
Semgrep Free is 10 repos and 10 contributors
Last checked
Checkly 2026-10-22 · checklyhq.com/pricing
Semgrep 2026-10-22 · semgrep.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Semgrep if
appSec / eng teams who will stay on Free $0 (10 repos, 10 contributors, Code + Supply Chain, GitHub/GitLab auth) while they scan a first repo, then buy Teams Code at $30/contributor/month when they need Pro rules, SSO, and 20 AI credits — and add Secrets at $15 only when they want a leak scan.
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