# Mend vs TruffleHog

| Attribute | Mend | TruffleHog |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.3 (70% (medium)) | 61.1 (41% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 79 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 519 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 28,528 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A comprehensive application security solution that scans open source dependencies and proprietary code for vulnerabilities, automates remediation through pull requests, and provides governance and compliance tracking across the software supply chain. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.","source":"https://www.mend.io","question":"What is Mend?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mend offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Teams, Enterprise and Renovate Cloud OSS. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.mend.io","question":"Is Mend free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Mend. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.mend.io","question":"What platforms does Mend support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Mend can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.mend.io","question":"Can Mend be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Mend, including GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket Cloud, Jenkins, Atlassian Bamboo, CI/CD and Repository integration. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.mend.io","question":"What does Mend integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Mend. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Mend not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.mend.io/trust","question":"What security certifications does Mend have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Mend is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.mend.io","question":"Where is Mend available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A security tool that scans code repositories, chat systems, artifact storage, and other SDLC platforms for leaked credentials. It verifies which secrets remain active and provides continuous monitoring and remediation guidance. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.","source":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","question":"What is TruffleHog?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TruffleHog is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","question":"Is TruffleHog free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"TruffleHog supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does TruffleHog support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. TruffleHog can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","question":"Can TruffleHog be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for TruffleHog, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit, Docker, Artifactory, Jenkins and Buildkite, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","question":"What does TruffleHog integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for TruffleHog. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as TruffleHog not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trufflesecurity.com/security","question":"What security certifications does TruffleHog have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. TruffleHog is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog","question":"Is TruffleHog open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"TruffleHog is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","question":"Where is TruffleHog available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An automated security platform that helps identify and manage security risks in application code and external dependencies throughout the development lifecycle. | A secret scanning platform that identifies leaked API keys, passwords, and tokens across version control systems, cloud storage, collaboration tools, and CI/CD pipelines, providing automated remediation and verification to reduce exposure risk. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sca":true,"dast":true,"sast":true,"sbom":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":false,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"iac_scanning":false,"reachability":true,"pricing_model":"enterprise_quote","secret_scanning":false,"deployment_model":"cloud_web_app","container_scanning":false,"license_compliance":true}` | `{"sca":false,"sast":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"GitHub Marketplace"},{"name":"Bitbucket Cloud"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Atlassian Bamboo"},{"name":"CI/CD","native":true},{"name":"Repository integration","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Gerrit"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Artifactory"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Buildkite"},{"name":"Azure Repos"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Circle CI"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Vector"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"SharePoint"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Discord","category":"chat","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Elasticsearch","category":"logging","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS S3","category":"cloud_storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","category":"cloud_storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager","category":"secrets_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitHub App","native":true,"category":"authentication"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"enterprise_quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true},{"free":true,"name":"Renovate Cloud OSS","description":"Free tier for open source projects and maintainers","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Teams and Enterprise editions; free tier for open source. Contact sales for pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mend.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:41:27.445Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["GitHub, S3, directory, GCS, Docker scanning","800+ secret detectors","GitHub Actions integration","Pre-commit hooks","Pre-receive hooks","Custom regex","Automatic updates"],"description":"Free secret scanning with GitHub, S3, directory, GCS, and Docker support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"secret_detectors":"800+"}},{"free":false,"name":"TruffleHog Analyze for SaaS","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"TruffleHog Analyze for Cloud","features":["20+ integrations","Choice of on-premises and cloud scanning","Continuous monitoring","Dashboard for secrets management","Alerting and detailed analytics","Forager for monitoring public datasets","Single sign-on (SAML 2.0 or OAuth 2.0)","Role-based access control","Deployment and onboarding support","Priority technical support"],"description":"Cloud or on-premises scanning with enterprise features","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source tier available. Commercial SaaS and Cloud plans available via contact.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T21:02:55.201Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.99.2","date":"2026-10-08T13:54:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.99.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.99.1","date":"2026-10-08T10:19:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.99.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.99.0","date":"2026-10-06T17:44:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.99.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.98.1","date":"2026-10-06T11:57:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.98.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.98.0","date":"2026-10-05T17:39:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.98.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.9","date":"2026-09-24T09:11:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.8","date":"2026-09-23T18:11:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.7","date":"2026-09-23T16:44:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.6","date":"2026-09-22T15:08:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.5","date":"2026-09-16T17:37:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.4","date":"2026-09-03T20:01:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.3","date":"2026-09-03T16:52:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.2","date":"2026-09-02T16:55:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.1","date":"2026-08-24T16:53:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.0","date":"2026-08-14T18:35:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.96.0","date":"2026-07-24T18:23:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.96.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.9","date":"2026-07-09T23:09:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.8","date":"2026-07-02T18:54:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.7","date":"2026-06-29T15:50:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.6","date":"2026-06-18T14:38:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.6"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.mend.io/blog/security-automation/ | https://trufflesecurity.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=actions&package_name=trufflesecurity%2Ftrufflehog&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (DevSecOps Tools)

| Capability | Mend | TruffleHog |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Scan types** |  |  |
| SAST (static analysis) | ✓ | ✓ |
| DAST (dynamic analysis) | ✓ | - |
| SCA / dependency scanning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Secret scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Container / image scanning | ✗ | ✓ |
| IaC misconfiguration scanning | ✗ | - |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| OSS licence compliance | ✓ | - |
| SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX) | ✓ | - |
| **Remediation** |  |  |
| Automated fix / upgrade PRs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Prioritisation** |  |  |
| Reachability / exploitability prioritisation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| First-class CI / pipeline integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-editor / IDE scanning | ✗ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| OSS engine available | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:12.770Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*