Comparison

detect-secrets vs Semgrep

On the evidence we track, Semgrep leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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detect-secrets43

★Semgrep65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	detect-secrets	SemgrepLeader
Vioscale score	43 / 100low · 28%	65 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$15
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	22	20
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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	276	375
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,629	16,407
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	6,990,780
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	42
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	115	7
Historyrelease.history	9 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	LGPL-2.1
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	OCaml
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

detect-secrets43 / 100low · 28%

Semgrep65 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

detect-secrets–

Semgrep✓

Model

detect-secretscommercial

Semgrepfreemium

Price level

detect-secretsfree

Semgrepmid

Starting price

detect-secrets–

Semgrep$15

Transparent

detect-secrets✓

Semgrep✓

Integrations

Count

detect-secrets22

Semgrep20

Security

Disclosure policy

detect-secrets–

Semgrep✓

Gdpr

detect-secrets–

Semgrep✓

Soc2

detect-secrets–

Semgrep✓

Vulnerabilities

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

SemgrepCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

detect-secrets–

Semgrep✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

detect-secrets276

Semgrep375

Github stars

detect-secrets4,629

Semgrep16,407

Package downloads weekly

detect-secrets–

Semgrep6,990,780

Activity

Commits last 30d

detect-secrets0

Semgrep42

Release

Cadence days

detect-secrets115

Semgrep7

History

detect-secrets9 items

Semgrep20 items

License

Spdx

detect-secretsApache-2.0

SemgrepLGPL-2.1

Language

Primary

detect-secretsPython

SemgrepOCaml

Market

Availability

detect-secretsAvailable worldwide · HQ US

SemgrepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Secrets Scanning
Capability	detect-secrets	Semgrep
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	Hybrid
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	-	Per developer seat

Capabilities

Deployment model

detect-secrets-

SemgrepHybrid

Git repository historical scanning

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

Pre commit developer hooks

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

Active token validation engine

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

High entropy regex detection

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

Slack teams jira scanning

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

Automated key revocation apis

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✗

Custom regex rules support

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

Ci cd pipeline build blocking

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

Compliance audit reporting

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✓

SOC2 type ii

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✗

ISO 27001

detect-secrets-

Semgrep✗

Pricing model

detect-secrets-

SemgrepPer developer seat

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

Semgrep

Leader

A SaaS application security platform combining static code analysis, software composition analysis, and secrets detection in one tool. Uses AI to reduce false positives and prioritize exploitable vulnerabilities discovered during development.

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 ↗

Semgrep

Leader

from $15/contributor/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Teams start at $30/contributor/mo. Enterprise custom pricing with volume discounts.

Free EditionFree
- Cross-file analysis with Pro rules
- AI-powered detection, triage, and remediation
- Code scanning
- Supply Chain scanning
- 60 AI credits
- +2 more
Teams$30/contributor/mo (Code or Supply Chain) or $15/contributor/mo (Secrets)
- One-click CI/CD deploy using Semgrep infrastructure
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Award-winning support
- Pro Engine with 35+ supported languages
- Cross-function Taint Analysis
- +14 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Teams, plus:
- Support for on-prem source code management
- Support for custom CI/CD integrations
- Optional deployment in dedicated infrastructure
- Unlimited repositories and contributors
- +6 more

as of 2026-08-24verify ↗

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	Semgrep
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

detect-secrets✗

Semgrep✓

CLI

detect-secrets✓

Semgrep✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

detect-secrets✗

Semgrep✓

Self-hosted

detect-secrets✓

Semgrep✓

On-premise

detect-secrets✗

Semgrep✓

Hybrid

detect-secrets✗

Semgrep✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)

Azure
GitHub
GitLab
Slack

detect-secrets

22 total - 18 not shared

AWS
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

Semgrep

Leader

28 total - 24 not shared

Bitbucket
Jenkins
CircleCI
Buildkite
HackerOne
Email
Webhooks
VS Code
IntelliJ
Jira
Wiz
Palo Alto Networks Cortex
REST API
Cursor
Replit
Codacy
OpenID Connect
SAML
GitHub OAuth
GitLab OAuth
Azure AD
Azure DevOps
Jetbrains
OAuth2

Independently observed

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