Comparison

Gitleaks vs Semgrep

On the evidence we track, Semgrep leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gitleaks53

★Semgrep65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Gitleaks	SemgrepLeader
Vioscale score	53 / 100low · 20%updating	65 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$15
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	20
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=gitleaks&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	375
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,963	16,407
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	6,990,780
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	42
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	LGPL-2.1
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	OCaml
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Gitleaks53 / 100low · 20%updating

Semgrep65 / 100high · 76%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Gitleaks✓

Semgrep✓

Model

Gitleakscommercial

Semgrepfreemium

Price level

Gitleaksfree

Semgrepmid

Starting price

Gitleaks–

Semgrep$15

Transparent

Gitleaks✓

Semgrep✓

Integrations

Count

Gitleaks1

Semgrep20

Security

Disclosure policy

Gitleaks–

Semgrep✓

Gdpr

Gitleaks–

Semgrep✓

Soc2

Gitleaks–

Semgrep✓

Vulnerabilities

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

SemgrepCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Gitleaks–

Semgrep✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Gitleaks0

Semgrep375

Github stars

Gitleaks28,963

Semgrep16,407

Package downloads weekly

Gitleaks–

Semgrep6,990,780

Activity

Commits last 30d

Gitleaks–

Semgrep42

Release

Cadence days

Gitleaks13

Semgrep7

History

Gitleaks20 items

Semgrep20 items

License

Spdx

GitleaksMIT

SemgrepLGPL-2.1

Language

Primary

GitleaksGo

SemgrepOCaml

Market

Availability

GitleaksAvailable worldwide

SemgrepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Secrets Scanning
Capability	Gitleaks	Semgrep
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	Hybrid
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	-	Per developer seat

Capabilities

Deployment model

Gitleaks-

SemgrepHybrid

Git repository historical scanning

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

Pre commit developer hooks

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

Active token validation engine

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

High entropy regex detection

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

Slack teams jira scanning

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

Automated key revocation apis

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✗

Custom regex rules support

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

Ci cd pipeline build blocking

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

Compliance audit reporting

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✓

SOC2 type ii

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✗

ISO 27001

Gitleaks-

Semgrep✗

Pricing model

Gitleaks-

SemgrepPer developer seat

What each one is

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

Gitleaks

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

Semgrep

Leader

A SaaS application security platform combining static code analysis, software composition analysis, and secrets detection in one tool. Uses AI to reduce false positives and prioritize exploitable vulnerabilities discovered during development.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gitleaks

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Semgrep

Leader

from $15/contributor/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Teams start at $30/contributor/mo. Enterprise custom pricing with volume discounts.

Free EditionFree
- Cross-file analysis with Pro rules
- AI-powered detection, triage, and remediation
- Code scanning
- Supply Chain scanning
- 60 AI credits
- +2 more
Teams$30/contributor/mo (Code or Supply Chain) or $15/contributor/mo (Secrets)
- One-click CI/CD deploy using Semgrep infrastructure
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Award-winning support
- Pro Engine with 35+ supported languages
- Cross-function Taint Analysis
- +14 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Teams, plus:
- Support for on-prem source code management
- Support for custom CI/CD integrations
- Optional deployment in dedicated infrastructure
- Unlimited repositories and contributors
- +6 more

as of 2026-08-24verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Gitleaks	Semgrep
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Gitleaks✓

Semgrep✓

CLI

Gitleaks✓

Semgrep✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Gitleaks✓

Semgrep✓

Self-hosted

Gitleaks✓

Semgrep✓

On-premise

Gitleaks✗

Semgrep✓

Hybrid

Gitleaks✗

Semgrep✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

Gitleaks

1 total - 0 not shared

GitHub

Independently observed

Semgrep

Leader

28 total - 27 not shared

GitLab
Bitbucket
Jenkins
CircleCI
Azure
Buildkite
HackerOne
Slack
Email
Webhooks
VS Code
IntelliJ
Jira
Wiz
Palo Alto Networks Cortex
REST API
Cursor
Replit
Codacy
OpenID Connect
SAML
GitHub OAuth
GitLab OAuth
Azure AD
+3 more

Independently observed

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