Comparison

git-secrets vs Gitleaks

On the evidence we track, Gitleaks leads this comparison with a composite score of 40/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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git-secrets34

★Gitleaks40

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	git-secrets	GitleaksLeader
vioscaleAI score	34 / 100medium · 63%	40 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://github.com/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=git-secrets&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=gitleaks&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	42	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	13,413	29,885
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	13
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Shell	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

git-secrets34 / 100medium · 63%

Gitleaks40 / 100low · 43%

Pricing

Free tier

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks✓

Model

git-secretsopen_source

Gitleaksopen_source

Price level

git-secretsfree

Gitleaksfree

Transparent

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks✓

Integrations

Count

git-secrets2

Gitleaks1

Security

Scorecard

git-secrets5

Gitleaks–

Trust center

git-secretshttps://github.com/security

Gitleaks–

Vulnerabilities

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

GitleaksCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=gitleaks&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

git-secrets42

Gitleaks0

Github stars

git-secrets13,413

Gitleaks29,885

Activity

Commits last 30d

git-secrets0

Gitleaks–

Release

Cadence days

git-secrets–

Gitleaks13

History

git-secrets–

Gitleaks20 items

License

Spdx

git-secretsApache-2.0

GitleaksMIT

Language

Primary

git-secretsShell

GitleaksGo

Market

Availability

git-secretsAvailable worldwide

GitleaksAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

git-secrets5 items

Gitleaks5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Secrets Scanning
Capability	git-secrets	Gitleaks
Capabilities
Deployment model	Local CLI only	-
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	Open source	Open source

Capabilities

Deployment model

git-secretsLocal CLI only

Gitleaks-

Git repository historical scanning

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks✓

Pre commit developer hooks

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks-

Active token validation engine

git-secrets-

Gitleaks-

High entropy regex detection

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks-

Slack teams jira scanning

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks-

Automated key revocation apis

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks-

Custom regex rules support

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks-

Ci cd pipeline build blocking

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks-

Compliance audit reporting

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks-

SOC2 type ii

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks-

ISO 27001

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks-

Pricing model

git-secretsOpen source

GitleaksOpen source

What each one is

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

git-secrets

Open source utility that scans commits for sensitive information like passwords and AWS keys, using configurable regex patterns and blocking commits that contain them before they reach the repository.

Independently observed

Gitleaks

Leader

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.

git-secrets

Open source

as of 2026-09-13verify ↗

Gitleaks

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

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	git-secrets	Gitleaks
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks✓

Linux

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks✓

CLI

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

git-secrets✗

Gitleaks✓

Self-hosted

git-secrets✓

Gitleaks✓

Integrations

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

git-secrets

2 total

Git
pre-commit

Independently observed

Gitleaks

Leader

1 total

GitHub

Independently observed

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