About Sourcery
Sourcery is an automated AI code review platform that catches bugs, security vulnerabilities, and quality issues across pull requests, repositories, and IDEs. Built to keep pace with AI-generated code, it integrates with GitHub, GitLab, VS Code, and JetBrains to deliver line-by-line reviews, security scans, and team analytics.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Purpose-built for the speed of AI-generated code, catching issues human reviewers might skim past
- Multi-surface coverage from IDE to PR to whole-repo security scans
- Used by 300,000+ developers including HelloFresh, Cisco, Red Hat, and Motorola Solutions
- Custom review rules let teams encode their own coding standards
- Bring-your-own-LLM option on Team plan gives flexibility on model choice and cost
- SOC 2 certified with zero-retention options for security-conscious teams
Cons
- Per-seat pricing can add up for larger engineering organizations
- Self-hosting locked to Enterprise tier
- Biweekly scanning on lower tiers may be too infrequent for fast-moving teams
- Security scan repo limits on Pro (10 repos) may not fit larger codebases
- Quality of AI reviews depends on underlying model and may produce occasional noise
Key Features
Automated PR Reviews
Line-by-line AI-powered code reviews on every pull request with summaries and change diagrams
Security Scanning
Continuous security vulnerability scans across repositories with automated fix suggestions
IDE Integration
Real-time feedback in VS Code and JetBrains IDEs as you write code
GitHub & GitLab Support
Native integration with major Git hosting platforms
Custom Review Rules
Define team-specific coding standards and patterns Sourcery should enforce
Team Analytics
Repository analytics and performance tracking to surface code health trends
Agent-Compatible Feedback
Structured feedback format that AI coding agents can consume to apply automated fixes
Bring Your Own LLM
Team and Enterprise tiers can connect their own model provider for reviews
SOC 2 & Zero Retention
Enterprise-grade security with SOC 2 certification and zero data retention options
Pricing
- Pro features for open source repos
- Limited security scans for 3 repos
- Biweekly scanning
- Code review for private repos
- PR summaries and diagrams
- Line-by-line reviews
- Limited security scans for 10 repos
- Biweekly scanning
- Custom review rules
- Everything in Pro
- Repo analytics
- Security scans for 200+ repos
- Unlimited security issue fixes
- Daily scanning
- 3x code review rate limits
- Bring your own LLM
- Everything in Team
- Self-hosting option
- Priority support
- Customer success manager
- Invoice billing
Best For
Reviewing AI-Generated Code
Teams using Copilot, Cursor, or coding agents use Sourcery to catch bugs in AI-written PRs before merge.
Continuous Security Scanning
Engineering teams scan repos daily to surface vulnerabilities and apply automated fixes without waiting for pentest cycles.
Enforcing Team Coding Standards
Tech leads codify style and architectural rules so every PR is checked consistently regardless of reviewer.
Scaling Code Review Without More Reviewers
Growing teams use Sourcery as a first-pass reviewer to reduce bottlenecks and speed merge cycles.
IDE-Time Feedback
Individual developers get suggestions inside VS Code or JetBrains before opening a PR, shortening the feedback loop.
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