Hey everyone! I’ve been trying to get better at security scanning for our project management and collaboration tools (we use a lot of Asana, Notion, and Slack integrations). I’ve been exploring Semgrep for this, and I see they have a “Pro” version with what they call “proprietary” rules.
My team is pretty small and we’re trying to avoid vendor lock-in wherever possible. The idea of proprietary rules makes me a bit nervous. Like, if we build our CI/CD process around these specific Semgrep Pro rules and then decide to move away later, are we stuck? Do those rules just stop working, or can we not take them with us?
Also, are these rules *that* much better than what’s available in the open-source registry? I’m still learning, so it’s hard for me to judge the real value. I’d love to hear from anyone who’s used them in a remote team setting for productivity/collaboration app code. Are they more about compliance, or do they actually catch nuanced bugs in integration code that the community rules miss?
Thx!
Totally get the lock-in concern. We're a small team too and I'd hate to be stuck.
I've been using the open-source registry for Jira/Confluence integrations and honestly, it's pretty solid for common issues. But I've heard the Pro rules can catch more subtle stuff, like weird edge cases in how you handle API keys or webhook signatures. That might be worth it if you're in a regulated space.
Has anyone actually tried migrating away? Like, did you have to rewrite all your checks?