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Comparison

detect-secrets vs Gitleaks

No leader: the top candidate Gitleaks has only 0.20 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 →Gitleaks full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
detect-secrets43
Gitleaks53
Score
Vioscale score
detect-secrets43 / 100low · 28%updating
Gitleaks53 / 100low · 20%updating
Pricing
Free tier
detect-secrets–
Gitleaks✓
Model
detect-secretscommercial
Gitleakscommercial
Price level
detect-secretsfree
Gitleaksfree
Transparent
detect-secrets✓
Gitleaks✓
Integrations
Count
detect-secrets22
Gitleaks1
Security
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
detect-secrets276
Gitleaks0
Github stars
detect-secrets4,629
Gitleaks28,963
Activity
Commits last 30d
detect-secrets0
Gitleaks–
Release
Cadence days
detect-secrets115
Gitleaks13
History
detect-secrets9 items
Gitleaks20 items
License
Spdx
detect-secretsApache-2.0
GitleaksMIT
Language
Primary
detect-secretsPython
GitleaksGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Gitleaks

An open-source utility that automatically scans git repositories, individual files, and directories to identify secrets and sensitive credentials. It integrates with GitHub Actions to enable continuous secret scanning on pull requests and commits.

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 ↗

Gitleaks

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
Web
detect-secrets✗
Gitleaks✓
CLI
detect-secrets✓
Gitleaks✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
detect-secrets✗
Gitleaks✓
Self-hosted
detect-secrets✓
Gitleaks✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

detect-secrets

22 total - 21 not shared
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • 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

Gitleaks

1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed

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