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Comparison

BFG Repo-Cleaner vs detect-secrets

No leader: the top candidate detect-secrets has only 0.28 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

BFG Repo-Cleaner full profile →detect-secrets full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
BFG Repo-Cleaner35
detect-secrets43
Score
Vioscale score
BFG Repo-Cleaner35 / 100low · 19%
detect-secrets43 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
BFG Repo-Cleaner✓
detect-secrets–
Model
BFG Repo-Cleanercommercial
detect-secretscommercial
Price level
BFG Repo-Cleanerfree
detect-secretsfree
Transparent
BFG Repo-Cleaner–
detect-secrets✓
Integrations
Count
BFG Repo-Cleaner–
detect-secrets22
Security
Scorecard
BFG Repo-Cleaner2.8
detect-secrets–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
BFG Repo-Cleaner–
detect-secrets276
Github stars
BFG Repo-Cleaner12,175
detect-secrets4,629
Activity
Commits last 30d
BFG Repo-Cleaner0
detect-secrets0
Release
Cadence days
BFG Repo-Cleaner118
detect-secrets115
History
BFG Repo-Cleaner10 items
detect-secrets9 items
License
Spdx
BFG Repo-CleanerGPL-3.0
detect-secretsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
BFG Repo-CleanerScala
detect-secretsPython
Market
Availability
BFG Repo-Cleaner–
detect-secretsAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for secrets scanning. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Git repository historical scanning
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Pre commit developer hooks
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Active token validation engine
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
High entropy regex detection
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Slack teams jira scanning
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Automated key revocation apis
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Custom regex rules support
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Ci cd pipeline build blocking
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Compliance audit reporting
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
SOC2 type ii
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
ISO 27001
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-
Pricing model
BFG Repo-Cleaner-
detect-secrets-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

BFG Repo-Cleaner

A command-line tool that removes large blobs and sensitive data from Git repositories. Distributed as free and open source software under the GNU General Public License.

Independently observed

detect-secrets

An open-source security tool that scans code repositories to identify exposed secrets such as API keys, passwords, and tokens using pattern matching and heuristic filters. Designed with enterprise needs in mind, supporting custom plugins, baseline auditing, and integration with CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

BFG Repo-Cleaner

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

detect-secrets

Open source

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
CLI
BFG Repo-Cleaner✓
detect-secrets✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
BFG Repo-Cleaner✓
detect-secrets✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

BFG Repo-Cleaner

Not documented yet.

detect-secrets

22 total
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Twilio
  • SendGrid
  • Mailchimp
  • OpenAI
  • Discord
  • Telegram
  • npm
  • IBM Cloud
  • IBM Cloudant
  • Artifactory
  • Square
  • Softlayer
  • PyPI
  • Private Key detection
  • JWT Token detection
  • Basic Auth detection
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.