# Semgrep vs TruffleHog

| Attribute | Semgrep | TruffleHog |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63 (70% (medium)) | 61.1 (41% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 86 | 79 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 375 | 519 |
| adoption.github_stars | 17,059 | 28,528 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 5,048,057 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"What is Semgrep?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Semgrep is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the LGPL-2.1 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $15 per contributor per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"Is Semgrep free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Semgrep supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Semgrep support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Semgrep can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"Can Semgrep be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 24 integrations for Semgrep, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure, Buildkite and HackerOne, plus 16 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"What does Semgrep integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Semgrep. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Semgrep not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.semgrep.dev","question":"What security certifications does Semgrep have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Semgrep is published under the LGPL-2.1 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/semgrep/semgrep","question":"Is Semgrep open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Semgrep is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","question":"Where is Semgrep 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,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive application security platform combining SAST, SCA, and secrets detection with AI-assisted remediation guidance. Integrates into developer workflows and CI/CD pipelines to catch vulnerabilities before code is deployed. | 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":false,"sast":true,"sbom":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"iso_27001":false,"ide_plugin":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"iac_scanning":true,"reachability":true,"soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"per_developer_seat","secret_scanning":true,"deployment_model":"hybrid","container_scanning":false,"license_compliance":true,"slack_teams_jira_scanning":true,"compliance_audit_reporting":true,"custom_regex_rules_support":true,"pre_commit_developer_hooks":true,"high_entropy_regex_detection":true,"automated_key_revocation_apis":false,"ci_cd_pipeline_build_blocking":true,"active_token_validation_engine":true,"git_repository_historical_scanning":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 | 20 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Buildkite"},{"name":"HackerOne"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Wiz"},{"name":"Palo Alto Networks Cortex"},{"name":"REST API"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Replit"},{"name":"Codacy"},{"name":"OpenID Connect"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"GitHub OAuth"},{"name":"GitLab OAuth"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Jetbrains"},{"name":"OAuth2"}]` | `[{"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 | C | Go |
| license.spdx | LGPL-2.1 | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Edition","summary":"Free","features":["Cross-file analysis with Pro rules","AI-powered detection, triage, and remediation","Code scanning","Supply Chain scanning","60 AI credits","Fast CI/CD deploy via Semgrep infrastructure","Authentication via GitHub/GitLab"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Get started with core scanning capabilities and AI credits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"60","contributors":"10 max","repositories":"10 max"}},{"free":false,"name":"Teams","summary":"$30/contributor/mo (Code or Supply Chain) or $15/contributor/mo (Secrets)","features":["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","Cross-file Analysis","Reachability Analysis","Malicious Dependency Detection","SBOM Generation","License Compliance Checking","Semantic and Entropy Analysis","Secret Validation","Pre-Commit Hook","AI-powered detection and remediation","Slack and Email notifications","Jira Ticketing","REST API","OIDC + SAML","RBAC"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"contributor","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"contributor","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Choose from Code (SAST), Supply Chain (SCA), or Secrets detection modules","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"public_repositories":"500 max","ai_credits_per_developer":"20 per month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Starts at $30/contributor/mo with volume discounts","features":["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","Dedicated account manager","Tailored onboarding","Volume pricing","AI coding agent plugin","Wiz Integration","Palo Alto Networks Cortex Integration"],"description":"Customized solution with dedicated support and flexible deployment options","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"contributors":"Unlimited","repositories":"Unlimited","ai_credits_per_developer":"50 per month"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Teams start at $30/contributor/mo. Enterprise custom pricing with volume discounts.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://semgrep.dev/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:43:17.889Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"contributor","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"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.starting_price | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | 7 | 3 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://trufflesecurity.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=semgrep&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | Semgrep | 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 2026-10-17T09:46:47.771Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*