Comparison

GitGuardian vs StackHawk

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
StackHawk51
Score
Vioscale score
GitGuardian75 / 100medium · 71%
StackHawk51 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
GitGuardian
StackHawk
Model
GitGuardianfreemium
StackHawkfreemium
Price level
GitGuardianlow
StackHawklow
Transparent
GitGuardian
StackHawk
Integrations
Count
GitGuardian15
StackHawk11
Security
Disclosure policy
GitGuardian
StackHawk
Gdpr
GitGuardian
StackHawk
Iso27001
GitGuardian
StackHawk
Pci
GitGuardian
StackHawk
Soc2
GitGuardian
StackHawk
Reliability
Status page
GitGuardian
StackHawk

Capabilities

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

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

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

StackHawk

A platform that enables AI coding agents (such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to automatically identify, analyze, and remediate security vulnerabilities in applications during development, eliminating context switching and manual handoffs to security teams.

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 ↗

StackHawk

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $10/user/month (Wingman). 14-day free trial. Scale plan available via sales consultation.

  • Wingman$10/user/month
    • Works inside Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
    • Auto-configures and boots app
    • Runtime testing against running app
    • Finds and fixes vulnerabilities in same session
    • Auto-rescanning to verify fix
    • +3 more
  • ScaleContact sales
    • Everything in Wingman
    • Attack surface discovery
    • Sensitive data detection
    • Deeper, broader scan coverage
    • Program reporting (coverage, fix rates by team)
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitLab

GitGuardian

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

StackHawk

12 total - 11 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
  • Cursor
  • Snyk
  • Auth0
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
Independently observed

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