vioscale
Comparison

detect-secrets vs git-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.

detect-secrets full profile →git-secrets full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
detect-secrets43
git-secrets41
Score
Vioscale score
detect-secrets43 / 100low · 28%
git-secrets41 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
detect-secrets–
git-secrets✓
Model
detect-secretscommercial
git-secretscommercial
Price level
detect-secretsfree
git-secretsfree
Transparent
detect-secrets✓
git-secrets✓
Integrations
Count
detect-secrets22
git-secrets1
Security
Scorecard
detect-secrets–
git-secrets5
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
detect-secrets276
git-secrets42
Github stars
detect-secrets4,629
git-secrets13,380
Activity
Commits last 30d
detect-secrets0
git-secrets0
Release
Cadence days
detect-secrets115
git-secrets–
History
detect-secrets9 items
git-secrets–
License
Spdx
detect-secretsApache-2.0
git-secretsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
detect-secretsPython
git-secretsShell
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

git-secrets

git-secrets is an open-source command-line utility that integrates with Git as a pre-commit hook to detect and block attempts to commit secrets, API keys, and other sensitive credentials. It uses pattern matching to identify common secret formats and can be customized with additional patterns.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

detect-secrets

Open source

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

git-secrets

Open sourceFree tier

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
macOS
detect-secrets✗
git-secrets✓
Windows
detect-secrets✗
git-secrets✓
Linux
detect-secrets✗
git-secrets✓
CLI
detect-secrets✓
git-secrets✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
detect-secrets✓
git-secrets✗
On-premise
detect-secrets✗
git-secrets✓

Integrations

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

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

git-secrets

1 total
  • Git
Independently observed

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