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Hatchet vs Semgrep
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Hatchet and Semgrep — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Hatchet vs Semgrep: at a glance
What is Hatchet?
Hatchet chases DAG crash loops through three engine patches in a day.
Hatchet added sandboxes, Labs switches and cloud MFA in early November. The week since has been engine reliability: v0.120.3 batches DAG step triggers, v0.120.4 fixes stranded match rows and prunes database partitions before locking, and v0.120.5 removes another cause of DAG crash loops. Python SDK 1.46.0 makes it easier to unit-test tasks and passes failures to cleanup dependencies.
What is Semgrep?
Semgrep 1.185 drops the SSH server from its Docker image and sharpens PHP call resolution.
Semgrep keeps a weekly cadence on two tracks, matcher depth and Supply Chain. 1.185 resolves virtual calls through basic PHP trait composition, extends range-based requirements.txt findings to the native resolver, adds structured JSON execution logs and secrets-validator telemetry, and removes sshd and sftp-server from the semgrep/semgrep Docker image. A 3% median scan speedup comes from simpler dataflow variable keys.
Hatchet vs Semgrep: editorial side-by-side
Hatchet
6.3INFRA · APIS
Hatchet chases DAG crash loops through three engine patches in a day.
◆ Current state
Hatchet added sandboxes, Labs switches and cloud MFA in early November. The week since has been engine reliability: v0.120.3 batches DAG step triggers, v0.120.4 fixes stranded match rows and prunes database partitions before locking, and v0.120.5 removes another cause of DAG crash loops. Python SDK 1.46.0 makes it easier to unit-test tasks and passes failures to cleanup dependencies.
◆ Where it's heading
After a burst of features, Hatchet is tuning the engine under load: fewer locks, batched triggers and crash-loop fixes. The SDKs are getting testing and correctness work to match.
◆ Prediction
Expect more v0.120.x patches on DAG handling, then a sandbox package out of release candidate.
Semgrep
5.0INFRA · APIS
Semgrep 1.185 drops the SSH server from its Docker image and sharpens PHP call resolution.
◆ Current state
Semgrep keeps a weekly cadence on two tracks, matcher depth and Supply Chain. 1.185 resolves virtual calls through basic PHP trait composition, extends range-based requirements.txt findings to the native resolver, adds structured JSON execution logs and secrets-validator telemetry, and removes sshd and sftp-server from the semgrep/semgrep Docker image. A 3% median scan speedup comes from simpler dataflow variable keys.
◆ Where it's heading
Supply Chain is closing the gaps where unpinned Python requirements used to go unseen, now in both resolvers. Alongside, Semgrep is investing in operability: structured logs, telemetry and a smaller container attack surface suggest more customers run it in their own pipelines and want to audit it.
◆ Prediction
Expect the requirements.txt range logic to spread to other ecosystems with loose version specs, and more structured log events following SEMGREP_LOG_JSON_FILE.
Alternatives to Hatchet and Semgrep
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Hatchet or Semgrep.
Payload CMS
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Nautobot
Nautobot 3.3 alpha 2 adds test helpers and a cable location filter after 3.2.9's token-leak fix.
Clair
Clair 4.10 RC can read SBOMs to match Java vulnerabilities.
Shuffle
Shuffle tags builds almost daily, but the notes are empty.
KrakenD
KrakenD's community edition is shipping only dependency bumps.
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Recent activity from Hatchet and Semgrep
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 16h agoHatchetHatchet v0.120.5 fixes another DAG crash loop
- 16h agoHatchetPython SDK 1.46.0
- 20h agoHatchetHatchet v0.120.4 fixes stranded match rows
- 21h agoHatchetv0.120.4 alpha prunes partitions before locking
- 1d agoHatchetHatchet sandbox package 0.1.5 release candidate
- 1d agoHatchetHatchet v0.120.3 batches DAG step triggers
- 4d agoSemgrepDocker image drops sshd; PHP trait call resolution improves
- 8d agoSemgrepUnpinned Python requirements now raise advisory findings
- 15d agoSemgrepIntel Mac binaries dropped; Bash and Swift parsing widened
- 24d agoSemgrepObjective-C alpha support; C#, Terraform and Lua grammars updated
- 1mo agoSemgrepSupply Chain inventories unpinned Python requirements
- 1mo agoSemgrepDart reaches GA; QL language support removed
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Hatchet and Semgrep?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Hatchet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Hatchet better than Semgrep?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Hatchet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Hatchet?
Top Hatchet alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Hatchet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hatchet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Semgrep?
Top Semgrep alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Semgrep alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/semgrep for the full list with editorial commentary on each.