Vettd vs Sourcery
which one fits your workflow?
Sourcery is one of the older AI code-review players, originally a Python refactoring tool that expanded to general code review. Pricing is per-seat with strong free tier coverage for open-source repos. Strongest in Python and PyCharm; supports VS Code, GitHub, GitLab. Like Greptile and CodeRabbit, it does not audit the deployed website.
TL;DR
Pick Sourcery if
- Your stack is primarily Python — Sourcery has the deepest Python coverage of any AI code reviewer.
- Your team already lives in PyCharm — Sourcery has a mature PyCharm plugin.
- You're an open-source maintainer — Sourcery Pro is free for up to 3 OSS repos.
- You want self-hosting on day one (Sourcery Enterprise offers it).
- Per-seat pricing aligned with your team size is acceptable ($12-24/seat/mo).
Pick Vettd if
- Your stack is TypeScript / Next.js / React — Vettd is built specifically for the JS ecosystem.
- You want to audit the live deployed site, not just the source.
- You're a small team or solo dev — per-project pricing wins over per-seat for low-headcount teams watching multiple apps.
- You want AEO checks (llms.txt, citable schema, FAQPage) — Sourcery doesn't cover this.
- You want auto-fixes shipped as Markdown for AI agents (Claude Code / Cursor / Windsurf).
At a glance
Side by side, in one breath.
Who picks which
A recommendation for your situation.
Sourcery's Python depth is unmatched among AI code reviewers — they grew up in this ecosystem. PyCharm integration is mature. Vettd's code-side rules are TypeScript / React / Next.js focused, with limited Python coverage today. Pick Sourcery for Python-heavy teams.
Vettd was built for this exact stack. Specialized rules for App Router migration gotchas, Server vs Client Component pitfalls, NEXT_PUBLIC secret leaks, "use client" misuse, hardcoded Stripe / GitHub / OpenAI keys. Plus the live-site audit on top. Sourcery does general-purpose code review across many languages; Vettd goes deeper in the JS lane and adds the deployed-site layer.
Sourcery Pro is free for up to 3 open-source repos with biweekly security scans. Vettd doesn't have a free tier for code review — Watch starts at $19/mo. For pure OSS work where you're not also auditing a deployed site, Sourcery is the right cost choice.
Feature matrix
Every capability that matters, side by side.
30 rows across scanning, fixing, distribution, compliance, and team workflow.
| Feature | Vettd | Sourcery |
|---|---|---|
| Scanning | ||
Pull request review with inline comments | ||
AST analysis (TypeScript / JavaScript) | ||
AST analysis (Python) Sourcery's deepest coverage area. | ||
Custom review rules | Roadmap | |
Repo analytics + insights | ||
Security scans (biweekly free / daily paid) | ||
Dependency CVE scan (npm audit) | Partial | |
Live URL audit (real browser, screenshot, headers) | ||
Web Vitals on the live site | ||
AI-graded legal pages + headlines | ||
AEO (AI search readiness) — llms.txt, citable schema | ||
Public scan with no signup | ||
| Fixing | ||
Inline fix suggestions on PRs | ||
Auto-generated patches per finding | Partial | |
Bring your own LLM | Team plan and up | |
Markdown export of fixes for AI agents | ||
| Distribution | ||
GitHub App | ||
GitLab support | Roadmap | |
VS Code extension | ||
PyCharm plugin | ||
MCP server (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf) | ||
Embeddable status badge | ||
| Compliance & trust | ||
Open-source repo free tier Sourcery Pro free for up to 3 OSS repos. | ||
Self-hosting Sourcery Enterprise. | ||
SSO / SAML | Roadmap | Enterprise |
Source code persisted on servers | No (analyzed and discarded) | Yes (for analytics + history) |
| Team & workflow | ||
Score history + trend graph | ||
Per-project rate limits | No per-project limits | Tiered (3x on Team plan) |
Email/Slack alerts on findings | Email; Slack on roadmap | |
Annual billing discount | ~20% (Watch tiers) | 20% off monthly |
Pricing breakdown
Tier by tier, in your local currency unit.
- 82 production-readiness checks
- Public report URL
- Embeddable badge
- Auto-generated fixes
- Markdown export for AI agents
- Money-back if no real issue caught
- 1 monitored project
- Code Review on every push
- Weekly auto re-scan
- AI QA on preview deploys
- 5 monitored projects
- Per-project trend graphs
- 10 monitored projects
- Pro features for OSS
- Biweekly security scans
- Limited security scans
- Line-by-line code reviews on private repos
- Security scans for up to 10 repos (biweekly)
- Custom review rules
- All Pro features
- Repo analytics
- Security scans for 200+ repos (daily)
- 3x code review rate limits
- Bring your own LLM
- All Team features
- Self-hosting option
- Priority support + customer success manager
- Invoice billing
Architecture & trust
Where data goes, what's persisted, what compliance covers.
| Vettd | Sourcery | |
|---|---|---|
| Source code retention | Pulled, analyzed, discarded — not persisted | Persisted (encrypted) for analytics + history |
| Self-hosting | Not available | Available on Enterprise |
| BYO LLM (use your own API keys) | No (Vettd-managed only) | Team plan and up |
| Open-source free tier | No code review on free tier | Free Pro for 3 OSS repos |
| SSO / SAML | On request (Watch Custom) | Enterprise |
Migration & interop
How to move, or how to run both.
If your stack is JS-heavy and you're paying per-seat for Sourcery, consider whether per-project pricing fits better. A 5-person team paying Sourcery Team is $120/mo; if those 5 people are watching 5 projects, Vettd Watch 5 is $49/mo and adds the live-site audit. The reverse is also true: a 1-person team watching 5 projects is $24/mo on Sourcery (one seat) vs $49/mo on Vettd. Run the math against your team-to-project ratio.
Some teams use Sourcery for the depth of code review (especially Python-heavy orgs) and Vettd for the live-site audit + AEO + completeness layers. Both install as independent GitHub Apps. Expect overlap on basic security and code-quality findings.
FAQ
Answers to the obvious follow-up questions.
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