Comparison

detect-secrets vs Nightfall DLP

No clear leader: Nightfall DLP (45.3) and detect-secrets (42.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. 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 →Nightfall DLP full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

detect-secrets43

Nightfall DLP45

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	detect-secrets	Nightfall DLP
Vioscale score	43 / 100low · 28%	45 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	22	15
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=detect-secrets&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	276	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,629	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	115	-
Historyrelease.history	9 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

detect-secrets43 / 100low · 28%

Nightfall DLP45 / 100low · 42%

Pricing

Free tier

detect-secrets–

Nightfall DLP✓

Model

detect-secretscommercial

Nightfall DLPfreemium

Price level

detect-secretsfree

Nightfall DLPlow

Transparent

detect-secrets✓

Nightfall DLP✗

Integrations

Count

detect-secrets22

Nightfall DLP15

Security

Disclosure policy

detect-secrets–

Nightfall DLP✓

Gdpr

detect-secrets–

Nightfall DLP✓

Soc2

detect-secrets–

Nightfall DLP✓

Vulnerabilities

detect-secretsCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=detect-secrets&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Nightfall DLP–

Adoption

Dependent repos

detect-secrets276

Nightfall DLP–

Github stars

detect-secrets4,629

Nightfall DLP–

Activity

Commits last 30d

detect-secrets0

Nightfall DLP–

Release

Cadence days

detect-secrets115

Nightfall DLP–

History

detect-secrets9 items

Nightfall DLP–

License

Spdx

detect-secretsApache-2.0

Nightfall DLP–

Language

Primary

detect-secretsPython

Nightfall DLP–

Market

Availability

detect-secretsAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Nightfall DLP–

Capabilities

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

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

Capabilities

Deployment model

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Git repository historical scanning

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Pre commit developer hooks

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Active token validation engine

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

High entropy regex detection

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Slack teams jira scanning

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Automated key revocation apis

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Custom regex rules support

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Ci cd pipeline build blocking

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Compliance audit reporting

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

SOC2 type ii

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

ISO 27001

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

Pricing model

detect-secrets-

Nightfall DLP-

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

Nightfall DLP

Identifies and prevents exposure of sensitive data like personally identifiable information and credentials across SaaS applications, cloud storage, email services, and AI tools using machine learning-based detection and automated remediation.

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 2026-08-19verify ↗

Nightfall DLP

SubscriptionFree tier

Subscription-based pricing with free tier for API and LLM applications. Enterprise plans use per-employee annual billing; exact costs require sales contact.

Firewall for AIFree
Sensitive Data ProtectionContact sales
Email Security EssentialsContact sales
Data Exfiltration PreventionContact sales
Nightfall CompleteContact sales
Nightfall for SaaSContact sales
Nightfall for LLMs and Custom AppsFree

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	detect-secrets	Nightfall DLP
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

detect-secrets✗

Nightfall DLP✓

macOS

detect-secrets✗

Nightfall DLP✓

Windows

detect-secrets✗

Nightfall DLP✓

CLI

detect-secrets✓

Nightfall DLP✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

detect-secrets✗

Nightfall DLP✓

Self-hosted

detect-secrets✓

Nightfall DLP✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

GitHub
Slack

detect-secrets

22 total - 20 not shared

AWS
Azure
GitLab
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

Nightfall DLP

15 total - 13 not shared

Microsoft 365
Jira
Confluence
Gmail
Exchange Online
Google Drive
Salesforce
Notion
Zendesk
Asana
ChatGPT
Google Workspace
Okta

Independently observed

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