Why 3SC Is Different
We built 3SC because we believe you shouldn't have to choose between governance and privacy.
The Problem Every DevOps Tool Solves the Wrong Way
You need governance. You need visibility. You need to know what's actually happening in your codebase and infrastructure. But every vendor wants the same thing: your data on their servers. They promise "cloud-based analysis" and "AI-powered insights." What they deliver is a security nightmare, vendor lock-in, and a monthly bill that never stops growing.
Your Code Never Leaves Your Network
Most code analysis tools work like this:
You → Upload code → Their cloud → Their analysis → Their servers store results
3SC works like this:
You → Run container in your pipeline → Analysis happens locally → Results stay in your Git repo
Your proprietary algorithms stay private. Your architectural decisions don't become training data. Your compliance auditor gets a simple answer: "It never left our network."
One Tool, Eleven Languages, One Price
Competitors force you to buy different tools for different languages. SonarQube for Java. ESLint for JavaScript. Pylint for Python. Each with different configs, different vendors, different bills.
3SC gives you one platform that understands C#, Java, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Kotlin, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, and C++.
Same container. Same configuration. Same rule format. One annual license. Write "no god classes over 500 lines" once. It works across your entire polyglot codebase.
Works With Whatever CI/CD You Have
GitHub Actions? Works. Azure DevOps? Works. Jenkins? Works. GitLab CI? Works. CircleCI, TeamCity, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Travis? Works.
Same container. Same command. Zero platform-specific code. Switch CI/CD platforms next year? Your 3SC configuration doesn't change. At all.
Actually Self-Hosted (Not "Self-Hosted*")
Most vendors offer "self-hosted" with asterisks: "Self-hosted but phones home for licenses," "Self-hosted but requires internet for updates," "Self-hosted but premium features need our cloud."
3SC is self-hosted. Period.
Pull containers into your private registry. Run them in your air-gapped environment. License them with your own on-premises license server. Eleven of twelve tools need zero external network access. Ever.
The exception? Atlas, our cloud cost analyzer. It queries your cloud provider APIs directly—AWS, Azure, or GCP—using your credentials. No 3SC servers in the middle.
Fair Pricing That Scales With You
Traditional vendors charge per-seat. Or per-repo. Or per-scan. Or "call us for enterprise pricing." 3SC charges per-contributor, per-year. Count the people who commit code. That's your price.
- Small team of 10? $5,000/year for the entire platform.
- Growing to 50? $25,000/year.
- Enterprise with 200? $100,000/year.
One platform bundle. Twelve tools. Concurrent licensing so tools can run in parallel without multiplying your costs. No per-seat penalties when someone reads code but doesn't commit. No surprise bills when your pipeline runs more often. Just fair, predictable pricing.
Why Your Current Tools Can't Do This
GitLab Ultimate / GitHub Enterprise
Their entire business model is hosting your code on their infrastructure. They can't pivot to true self-hosted without destroying their revenue model. GitLab "self-managed" means you host their entire platform—50+ microservices, databases, Redis clusters, object storage. You wanted code analysis. You got a second ops team.
SonarQube / Snyk / Sonatype
Built as SaaS-first. Their analysis engines live in their cloud. SonarQube offers "self-hosted" but the good plugins are in their cloud marketplace. Want true air-gap? Community Edition only—crippled features, no support. Snyk and Sonatype? Their entire value proposition requires your data in their infrastructure. Offering true self-hosted would mean rebuilding their product from scratch.
Datadog / New Relic / CloudHealth
These vendors are the aggregation point. Their business model is being the middleman between you and your infrastructure. They can't offer "run it yourself" without killing their entire revenue stream. They are architecturally incapable of respecting your network perimeter.
What This Means For You
For Security Teams
No more "Is this vendor SOC2 certified?" investigations. The tools run in your infrastructure. Your auditor's question gets a one-word answer: "Local." No penetration testing of vendor infrastructure. No data processing agreements. No third-party security reviews. Your code. Your network. Your rules.
For Compliance Teams
HIPAA? Your healthcare data never leaves your servers. PCI-DSS? Your payment code never touches third-party infrastructure. ITAR? Air-gap deployment fully supported (11 tools work completely offline). FedRAMP? Government cloud compatible (Atlas works with Azure Government and AWS GovCloud).
For Engineering Teams
No "training our AI on your codebase" periods. No adjusting to tool quirks. No per-language configurations. Write rules once. They work across all twelve languages. Filter by path for gradual legacy migration. Add exceptions with justifications for documented technical debt. One policy file. One rule format. Works everywhere.
For Finance Teams
Predictable costs. No per-seat penalties. No surprise overages. No "enterprise tier contact sales" games. Calculate your cost right now: Contributors times $500/year. That's the platform bundle with all twelve tools. Compare that to your current stack of multiple vendors—you're probably paying $2,000+/developer/year. We're $500. And we don't upload your code anywhere.
The Questions Your Current Vendor Can't Answer
"Can I run this in a true air-gap environment with zero internet access?"
"If I switch from GitHub Actions to Azure DevOps, does my tool configuration change?"
"Where does my code go during analysis?"
"Can I enforce strict rules on new code while documenting exceptions for legacy code in one config file?"
"What's my price for 50 developers? 100? 200? Can you tell me right now without a sales call?"
The Bottom Line
You have two choices: Send your code to vendor clouds. Pay per-seat, per-scan, per-feature. Lock into their ecosystem. Hope they don't get breached. Accept "self-hosted" with asterisks.
Or run 3SC in your infrastructure. Pay per-contributor. Use any CI/CD platform. Keep your code private. Actually self-host. Pay fair prices. We didn't build 3SC to be another SaaS vendor. We built it to be what should exist: intelligent DevOps tools that respect your boundaries.