Greptile
Secure code review software
DevSecOps software
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What is Greptile
Greptile is a codebase search and review assistant that helps engineering teams understand and review changes across repositories. It is used in workflows such as pull request review, onboarding, and investigating how code paths and dependencies connect. The product focuses on natural-language querying over source code and repository context to surface relevant files, symbols, and explanations. It is typically used alongside existing source control and CI/CD tooling rather than replacing them.
Natural-language codebase querying
Greptile supports asking questions about a repository in plain language and returns code-relevant results tied to files and symbols. This can reduce time spent manually grepping, navigating, and reconstructing context during reviews. It is particularly useful for large or unfamiliar codebases where reviewers need fast orientation. The approach complements traditional static analysis by focusing on understanding and navigation.
Review and onboarding support
The product is well-suited to pull request review assistance, change impact exploration, and onboarding new engineers. By summarizing relevant areas of the codebase and pointing to specific locations, it can help reviewers form a more complete picture of a change. This can improve consistency of review discussions across a team. It fits teams that want repository-aware assistance without changing their SCM provider.
Works alongside existing tooling
Greptile is positioned as an add-on to existing development workflows rather than an end-to-end DevOps platform. Teams can use it in parallel with their current code hosting, CI, and security scanning tools. This reduces the need for migration compared with adopting a full platform. It can fill gaps where existing tools provide findings but limited conversational context about the codebase.
Not a full SAST suite
Greptile is oriented toward code understanding and review assistance rather than comprehensive static application security testing. Organizations that require policy-driven security gates, standardized vulnerability taxonomies, and deep rule packs may still need dedicated security scanners. It may not replace tools used for compliance reporting and audit evidence. Buyers should validate which security checks are native versus handled by other tools.
Model and data governance needs
Using AI-assisted code review introduces considerations around data handling, retention, and access controls for source code. Some organizations require strict controls for regulated codebases, including where processing occurs and how prompts/results are stored. Procurement and security teams may need additional documentation (e.g., SOC 2, data processing terms) before approval. These requirements can slow adoption in highly regulated environments.
Output requires human verification
As with other AI-assisted developer tools, responses can be incomplete or incorrect, especially in complex or rapidly changing repositories. Reviewers still need to validate suggested interpretations against the actual code and tests. Over-reliance can introduce review blind spots if teams treat explanations as authoritative. Teams should establish guidelines for when to trust versus verify outputs.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud | $30 per active developer/month | Unlimited repositories; Unlimited code reviews; Unlimited users; Create custom rules; Connect unlimited external apps; 14-day free trial (no credit card required). |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Option to self-host; Security & compliance features; SSO/SAML; GitHub Enterprise support; Dedicated Slack channel for support; Custom invoicing, DPA and terms — contact sales. |
