# Checkmarx vs GitGuardian

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** GitGuardian

| Attribute | Checkmarx | GitGuardian |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.5 (45% (low)) | 75.6 (71% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Checkmarx integrates static analysis (SAST), dynamic analysis (DAST), dependency scanning (SCA), and specialized AI-based analysis to detect vulnerabilities across code, dependencies, and AI components. It prioritizes findings by exploitability and reachability while embedding directly into development tools and CI/CD pipelines. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.","source":"https://checkmarx.com","question":"What is Checkmarx?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Checkmarx does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Essentials, Professional and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://checkmarx.com","question":"How much does Checkmarx cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Checkmarx. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://checkmarx.com","question":"What platforms does Checkmarx support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Checkmarx, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://checkmarx.com","question":"Can Checkmarx be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Checkmarx. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Checkmarx not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://checkmarx.com/blog/security-in-vibe-coding/","question":"What security certifications does Checkmarx have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Checkmarx is available in Australia, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, India, Portugal and Singapore. The vendor is headquartered in Israel.","source":"https://checkmarx.com","question":"Where is Checkmarx available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that scans code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and infrastructure for exposed credentials and machine identities, providing real-time detection with automated remediation and incident management workflows. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.","source":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","question":"What is GitGuardian?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"GitGuardian does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Free, Growth and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","question":"How much does GitGuardian cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"GitGuardian supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does GitGuardian support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. GitGuardian can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","question":"Can GitGuardian be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for GitGuardian, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure Repos, Azure DevOps, Jira, Slack and ServiceNow, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","question":"What does GitGuardian integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for GitGuardian. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as GitGuardian not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.gitguardian.com/security-engineers","question":"What security certifications does GitGuardian have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"GitGuardian is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","question":"Where is GitGuardian available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An integrated application security platform that combines multiple scanning techniques—including static analysis, dependency scanning, dynamic testing, and AI-driven analysis—with agentic automation to detect, triage, and fix vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle. | A platform for discovering hardcoded secrets, API keys, and credentials across code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, container images, and collaboration tools. Provides incident remediation workflows, non-human identity governance, and supports cloud or self-hosted deployment. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sca":true,"dast":true,"sast":true,"sbom":true,"hosting":"cloud","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"iac_scanning":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true}` | `{"sca":true,"sast":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Wiz"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Windsurf","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Postman","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise Server"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Azure Repos"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Container registries"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"CyberArk"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"AWS IAM","native":true,"category":"iam","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Azure Entra ID","native":true,"category":"iam","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Windsurf","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Gemini CLI","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"PagerDuty","native":true,"category":"incident_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace","native":true,"category":"distribution"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"IL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"Custom quote required","features":["SAST","SCA","API Security","ASPM visibility","Core reporting"],"description":"Core application security coverage. Establish a unified foundation for identifying, managing, and reporting application risk.","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"Custom quote required","features":["Everything in Essentials","DAST","IaC Security","AI Security","Advanced ASPM","PR Decorations"],"description":"Advanced protection and AI-powered security. Scale your AppSec program with AI-assisted remediation and deeper multi-layer coverage.","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom quote required","features":["Everything in Professional","Supply Chain Security","Container Security","Runtime Protection","Custom Policies","Executive Reporting"],"description":"Complete coverage and full compliance. Maximum coverage and control for organizations with the most demanding security requirements.","contactSales":true}],"summary":"All three tiers require custom quote. No published per-seat or usage-based pricing.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://checkmarx.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:23:25.473Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["Unlimited real-time scanning","Internal secrets monitoring","Public secrets monitoring (limited)","Slack, Jira, ServiceNow integrations","SSO (SAML 2.0) + SCIM","US and EU data hosting regions"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Community plan with core scanning capabilities","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls":"10k/month","repository_size":"12 GB","historical_scans":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","features":["Internal secrets monitoring across code, CI/CD, container registries","Public secrets monitoring (limited)","Remediation playbooks and notifiers","SSO (SAML 2.0) + SCIM, IP allowlisting, privacy mode","Dedicated Customer Success Manager"],"description":"Starter plan for teams scaling secrets governance with dedicated support","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["NHI Governance with vault coverage and identity inventory","AI-powered remediation with Smart Routing","Enterprise data sources including file storage and CI logs","Self-hosted deployment (Helm or KOTS)","12-month audit log retention","Honeytoken for preemptive threat detection"],"description":"Advanced plan for complex environments with NHI governance and self-hosted options","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Developer Endpoint Protection"}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid tiers (Growth, Enterprise) pricing available upon request.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T13:30:58.383Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://checkmarx.com/security-devops/ | https://www.gitguardian.com/videos/webinar-devops-backups-vs-ransomware-best-security-and-compliance-practices |

## Capabilities (DevSecOps Tools)

| Capability | Checkmarx | GitGuardian |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Scan types** |  |  |
| SAST (static analysis) | ✓ | ✓ |
| DAST (dynamic analysis) | ✓ | - |
| SCA / dependency scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secret scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Container / image scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| IaC misconfiguration scanning | ✓ | - |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| OSS licence compliance | - | - |
| SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX) | ✓ | - |
| **Remediation** |  |  |
| Automated fix / upgrade PRs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Prioritisation** |  |  |
| Reachability / exploitability prioritisation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| First-class CI / pipeline integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-editor / IDE scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| OSS engine available | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:08:46.014Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*