Comparison

BFG Repo-Cleaner vs Noseyparker

No leader: the top candidate Noseyparker 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
BFG Repo-Cleaner35
Noseyparker40
Score
Vioscale score
BFG Repo-Cleaner35 / 100low · 19%
Noseyparker40 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker
Model
BFG Repo-Cleanercommercial
Noseyparkercommercial
Price level
BFG Repo-Cleanerfree
Noseyparkerfree
Transparent
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker
Integrations
Count
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker2
Adoption
Dependent repos
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker0
Github stars
BFG Repo-Cleaner12,175
Noseyparker2,341
Activity
Commits last 30d
BFG Repo-Cleaner0
Noseyparker0
Release
Cadence days
BFG Repo-Cleaner118
Noseyparker55
History
BFG Repo-Cleaner10 items
Noseyparker15 items
License
Spdx
BFG Repo-CleanerGPL-3.0
NoseyparkerApache-2.0
Language
Primary
BFG Repo-CleanerScala
NoseyparkerRust

Capabilities

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

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

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

Noseyparker

A command-line utility that scans source code, directories, and Git history to uncover exposed credentials, API keys, and other sensitive information.

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 ↗

Noseyparker

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker
Linux
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker
CLI
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker
Deployment
Self-hosted
BFG Repo-Cleaner
Noseyparker

Integrations

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

BFG Repo-Cleaner

Not documented yet.

Noseyparker

2 total
  • GitHub
  • DefectDojo
Independently observed

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