DryRun Security

Name: DryRun Security
Brand: DryRun Security
Rating: 4.9 (16 reviews)

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Est 2022|Valuation $24M|Raised $11.2M|14 Ref Customers

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MarketsCode Security SAST

01Competitive Landscape

| Aspect | DryRun Security | GitHub Advanced Security (Code Security / GHAS) | Semgrep (Cloud) | |---|---|---|---| | Starting Price | Not broadly published; AWS Marketplace example: published enterprise pricing example via AWS Marketplace | GitHub documents an "active committer" licensing model; published per-active-committer pricing available from the vendor | Semgrep public pricing indicates a published starting per-contributor pricing tier available from the vendor | | Best For | Teams seeking contextual PR-level security review and policy enforcement; organizations using AI-assisted development and seeking prioritized logic/authorization findings | Organizations standardized on GitHub that want native code scanning + secret scanning + dependency features with governance tied to GitHub | Teams that prefer fast CI scanning, a rich rule ecosystem/custom rules, and that can invest in rule tuning | | Key Strengths | Contextual analysis intended to reduce false positives and identify logic/authorization issues; PR workflow integration; plain-English policy enforcement; API/MCP access | Deep GitHub-native integration, CodeQL query capabilities, and broad ecosystem support | Flexible rule ecosystem and customization, fast feedback in CI, and strong developer workflow integration | | Key Weaknesses | Integration/reporting gaps (e.g., Jira), slower scans, limited public pricing transparency; platform is relatively new | Requires expertise to maximize CodeQL value; potential noise depending on query sets; licensing complexity | Rule maintenance burden; may miss higher-order logic issues without sophisticated rules; per-contributor costs can increase | - Direct competitors and differentiators - DryRun compared with deterministic-rule SAST tools (Semgrep/SonarQube/CodeQL/Snyk Code): DryRun emphasizes contextual analysis using machine-learned models to prioritize findings rather than relying only on deterministic rule matches. - DryRun compared with platform suites (Snyk): Snyk provides broader coverage across code, dependencies, containers, and IaC; DryRun is more focused on code review and contextual findings. - DryRun compared with emerging AI-assisted peers: Community discussions cite alternatives such as Corgea and ZeroPath as other vendors offering similar AI-assisted review features. - Pricing comparison: value proposition vs alternatives - DryRun - Public pricing is limited; AWS Marketplace provides an enterprise example (published enterprise pricing example via AWS Marketplace). - GitHub Advanced Security - GitHub documents an active-committer licensing model; public references indicate published per-active-committer pricing available from the vendor. - Semgrep - Semgrep’s public pricing page indicates a published starting per-contributor pricing tier, with enterprise negotiations common. - Customer testimonials comparing this product to competitors - G2/AWS Marketplace review text includes statements such as "better than any static code analyzer we’ve used" and "better experience with SAST." These are individual reviewer opinions and not controlled comparisons. - Vendor-provided comparison materials exist (e.g., DryRun Security vs Semgrep) and should be read as vendor-produced content. - Market share and adoption trends - No authoritative market share data was found in accessible sources. - Vendor-reported adoption metric: a large monthly code review volume reported by the vendor. - When customers choose competitors instead (and why) - Likely patterns (inferred from competitor strengths and reported gaps): - GitHub Advanced Security when an organization wants a GitHub-native, consolidated security stack with predictable licensing governance. - Semgrep when teams value custom rules, speed, and strong CI ergonomics and have staff to maintain rules. - Snyk when buyers want a single vendor platform spanning SCA, containers, IaC, and code, and already use Snyk workflows.

01Competitive Landscape

Aspect	DryRun Security	GitHub Advanced Security (Code Security / GHAS)	Semgrep (Cloud)
Starting Price	Not broadly published; AWS Marketplace example: published enterprise pricing example via AWS Marketplace	GitHub documents an "active committer" licensing model; published per-active-committer pricing available from the vendor	Semgrep public pricing indicates a published starting per-contributor pricing tier available from the vendor
Best For	Teams seeking contextual PR-level security review and policy enforcement; organizations using AI-assisted development and seeking prioritized logic/authorization findings	Organizations standardized on GitHub that want native code scanning + secret scanning + dependency features with governance tied to GitHub	Teams that prefer fast CI scanning, a rich rule ecosystem/custom rules, and that can invest in rule tuning
Key Strengths	Contextual analysis intended to reduce false positives and identify logic/authorization issues; PR workflow integration; plain-English policy enforcement; API/MCP access	Deep GitHub-native integration, CodeQL query capabilities, and broad ecosystem support	Flexible rule ecosystem and customization, fast feedback in CI, and strong developer workflow integration
Key Weaknesses	Integration/reporting gaps (e.g., Jira), slower scans, limited public pricing transparency; platform is relatively new	Requires expertise to maximize CodeQL value; potential noise depending on query sets; licensing complexity	Rule maintenance burden; may miss higher-order logic issues without sophisticated rules; per-contributor costs can increase

Direct competitors and differentiators
- DryRun compared with deterministic-rule SAST tools (Semgrep/SonarQube/CodeQL/Snyk Code): DryRun emphasizes contextual analysis using machine-learned models to prioritize findings rather than relying only on deterministic rule matches.
- DryRun compared with platform suites (Snyk): Snyk provides broader coverage across code, dependencies, containers, and IaC; DryRun is more focused on code review and contextual findings.
- DryRun compared with emerging AI-assisted peers: Community discussions cite alternatives such as Corgea and ZeroPath as other vendors offering similar AI-assisted review features.
Pricing comparison: value proposition vs alternatives
- DryRun
  - Public pricing is limited; AWS Marketplace provides an enterprise example (published enterprise pricing example via AWS Marketplace).
- GitHub Advanced Security
  - GitHub documents an active-committer licensing model; public references indicate published per-active-committer pricing available from the vendor.
- Semgrep
  - Semgrep’s public pricing page indicates a published starting per-contributor pricing tier, with enterprise negotiations common.
Customer testimonials comparing this product to competitors
- G2/AWS Marketplace review text includes statements such as "better than any static code analyzer we’ve used" and "better experience with SAST." These are individual reviewer opinions and not controlled comparisons.
- Vendor-provided comparison materials exist (e.g., DryRun Security vs Semgrep) and should be read as vendor-produced content.
Market share and adoption trends
- No authoritative market share data was found in accessible sources.
- Vendor-reported adoption metric: a large monthly code review volume reported by the vendor.
When customers choose competitors instead (and why)
- Likely patterns (inferred from competitor strengths and reported gaps):
  - GitHub Advanced Security when an organization wants a GitHub-native, consolidated security stack with predictable licensing governance.
  - Semgrep when teams value custom rules, speed, and strong CI ergonomics and have staff to maintain rules.
  - Snyk when buyers want a single vendor platform spanning SCA, containers, IaC, and code, and already use Snyk workflows.

Aspect

DryRun Security

GitHub Advanced Security (Code Security / GHAS)

Semgrep (Cloud)

Starting Price

Not broadly published; AWS Marketplace example: published enterprise pricing example via AWS Marketplace

GitHub documents an "active committer" licensing model; published per-active-committer pricing available from the vendor

Semgrep public pricing indicates a published starting per-contributor pricing tier available from the vendor

Best For

Teams seeking contextual PR-level security review and policy enforcement; organizations using AI-assisted development and seeking prioritized logic/authorization findings

Organizations standardized on GitHub that want native code scanning + secret scanning + dependency features with governance tied to GitHub

Teams that prefer fast CI scanning, a rich rule ecosystem/custom rules, and that can invest in rule tuning

Key Strengths

Contextual analysis intended to reduce false positives and identify logic/authorization issues; PR workflow integration; plain-English policy enforcement; API/MCP access

Deep GitHub-native integration, CodeQL query capabilities, and broad ecosystem support

Flexible rule ecosystem and customization, fast feedback in CI, and strong developer workflow integration

Key Weaknesses

Integration/reporting gaps (e.g., Jira), slower scans, limited public pricing transparency; platform is relatively new

Requires expertise to maximize CodeQL value; potential noise depending on query sets; licensing complexity

Rule maintenance burden; may miss higher-order logic issues without sophisticated rules; per-contributor costs can increase