vioscaleAI
Comparison

detect-secrets vs Whispers

No leader: the top candidate Whispers 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.

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Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
detect-secrets40
Whispers48
Score
vioscaleAI score
detect-secrets40 / 100medium · 66%
Whispers48 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
detect-secrets✓
Whispers✓
Model
detect-secretsopen_source
Whispersopen_source
Price level
detect-secretsfree
Whispersfree
Transparent
detect-secrets✓
Whispers✓
Integrations
Count
detect-secrets22
Whispers–
Security
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
detect-secrets276
Whispers0
Github stars
detect-secrets4,652
Whispers505
Activity
Commits last 30d
detect-secrets0
Whispers–
Release
Cadence days
detect-secrets115
Whispers6
History
detect-secrets9 items
Whispers20 items
License
Spdx
detect-secretsApache-2.0
WhispersApache-2.0
Language
Primary
detect-secretsPython
WhispersPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
detect-secrets7 items
Whispers6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

detect-secrets

An open-source utility that scans codebases for exposed secrets using pre-commit hooks and customizable detection rules. It analyzes repositories against a library of detectors for common credential types and supports custom plugins.

Independently observed

Whispers

Whispers analyzes code and common configuration formats to identify hardcoded credentials, authentication tokens, and sensitive information. It runs as a CLI tool or integrates into CI/CD pipelines with support for custom detection rules.

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 sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Whispers

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source

  • Open SourceFree
    • CLI usage
    • CI/CD pipeline integration
    • Detects passwords, API tokens, AWS keys, sensitive files
    • Supports YAML, conf/ini, Dockercfg, shell scripts, Python3
    • Configurable rules and filters
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
detect-secrets✓
Whispers✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
detect-secrets✓
Whispers✓

Integrations

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

detect-secrets

23 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
  • pre-commit
Independently observed

Whispers

Not documented yet.

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detect-secrets or Whispers: which one depends on you

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