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Hound vs searchcode: catalog facts
Hound	searchcode
Best for: Teams searching code across many internal repositories	Best for: Developers and AI coding assistants getting oriented in an unfamiliar public codebase
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free during beta, with no signup or API key needed.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Regular expression search across many repositories Indexes are kept up to date automatically All 4 strengths for Hound Regular expression search across many repositories Indexes are kept up to date automatically Simple JSON configuration Runs from source or Docker	Instant repository dossier from a pasted GitHub URL Remote MCP server works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Copilot All 4 strengths for searchcode Instant repository dossier from a pasted GitHub URL Remote MCP server works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Copilot Side-by-side comparison of two repositories No signup or API key
Must be built or deployed yourself Search only, no code navigation or cross-references	Only covers public repositories Free status is tied to the current beta All 3 limitations for searchcode Only covers public repositories Free status is tied to the current beta Hosted service, so it cannot be run offline
Self-hosted	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Not open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Hound github.com/hound-search/hound Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for searchcode searchcode.com Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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