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Comparison

detect-secrets vs Whispers

No leader: the top candidate Whispers has only 0.13 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 →Whispers full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
detect-secrets43
Whispers66
Score
Vioscale score
detect-secrets43 / 100low · 28%updating
Whispers66 / 100low · 13%updating
Pricing
Free tier
detect-secrets–
Whispers✓
Model
detect-secretscommercial
Whisperscommercial
Price level
detect-secretsfree
Whispersfree
Transparent
detect-secrets✓
Whispers✓
Integrations
Count
detect-secrets22
Whispers–
Security
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
detect-secrets276
Whispers0
Github stars
detect-secrets4,629
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

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Deployment model
detect-secrets-
Whispers-
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-secrets-
Whispers-

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

Whispers

A security-focused command-line tool that scans various file formats (YAML, shell scripts, Python, configuration files) to identify embedded passwords, API tokens, AWS keys, and other hardcoded secrets. It can be run independently or integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

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 ↗

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
Cloud / SaaS
detect-secrets✗
Whispers✓
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

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

Whispers

Not documented yet.

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