Comparison

GitGuardian vs OWASP ZAP

On the evidence we track, GitGuardian leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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GitGuardian75
OWASP ZAP51
Score
Vioscale score
GitGuardian75 / 100medium · 71%
OWASP ZAP51 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Model
GitGuardianfreemium
OWASP ZAPopen_source
Price level
GitGuardianlow
OWASP ZAPfree
Transparent
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Integrations
Count
GitGuardian15
OWASP ZAP2
Security
Disclosure policy
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Gdpr
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Iso27001
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Pci
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Scorecard
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP6.8
Soc2
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Reliability
Status page
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Adoption
Dependent repos
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP30
Github stars
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP15,685
Activity
Commits last 30d
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP34
Release
Cadence days
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP6
History
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP20 items
License
Spdx
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAPApache-2.0
Language
Primary
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAPJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Scan types
SAST (static analysis)
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP-
DAST (dynamic analysis)
GitGuardian-
OWASP ZAP
SCA / dependency scanning
GitGuardian-
OWASP ZAP-
Secret scanning
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP-
Container / image scanning
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP-
IaC misconfiguration scanning
GitGuardian-
OWASP ZAP-
Governance
OSS licence compliance
GitGuardian-
OWASP ZAP-
SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
GitGuardian-
OWASP ZAP-
Remediation
Automated fix / upgrade PRs
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP-
Prioritisation
Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP-
Deployment
Hosting
GitGuardianCloud + self-hosted
OWASP ZAPSelf-hosted only
Integration
First-class CI / pipeline integration
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
In-editor / IDE scanning
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP-
Licensing
OSS engine available
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP

What each one is

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

GitGuardian

Leader

A platform that detects hardcoded secrets and leaked credentials in source code, CI/CD pipelines, container images, developer machines, and public repositories, then automates remediation through context-aware prioritization and integration with existing security workflows.

Independently observed

OWASP ZAP

An open-source security scanner that performs dynamic analysis on web applications to detect potential vulnerabilities. It supports automation, extensibility through community add-ons, and integrates with 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.

GitGuardian

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free Starter tier for up to 25 developers. Paid plans start with Growth tier; Enterprise and Business require custom quote.

  • StarterFree
    • Internal secrets monitoring
    • Unlimited real-time scanning
    • Multi-VCS support (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure Repos)
    • Developer workstations scan via Git hooks
    • Remediation tracking and guidelines
    • +2 more
  • GrowthFree trial available
    • Everything in Starter, plus:
    • Internal secrets monitoring (code, CI/CD, containers, custom sources)
    • Public secrets monitoring (limited)
    • Endpoint protection for developer machines
    • Remediation playbooks with automated routing
    • +4 more
  • BusinessContact sales
    • Internal secrets monitoring
    • Remediation playbooks
    • Up to 20 teams
    • Large repository scanning
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Growth, plus:
    • Unlimited public secrets monitoring
    • NHI governance (vault management, identity mapping, policy enforcement)
    • Endpoint protection (developer and standard endpoints)
    • Corporate and enterprise data sources (Jira, Slack, Confluence, file storage)
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

OWASP ZAP

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
CLI
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Self-hosted
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP
Hybrid
GitGuardian
OWASP ZAP

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

GitGuardian

Leader
15 total - 14 not shared
  • GitHub Enterprise Server
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Azure Repos
  • Azure DevOps
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • ServiceNow
  • Confluence
  • Docker
  • Container registries
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • CyberArk
  • AWS Secrets Manager
Independently observed

OWASP ZAP

2 total - 1 not shared
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

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