Comparison

StackHawk vs TruffleHog

On the evidence we track, TruffleHog leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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StackHawk56
★TruffleHog61
Score
vioscaleAI score
StackHawk56 / 100medium · 73%
TruffleHog61 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog✓
Model
StackHawkfreemium
TruffleHogfreemium
Price level
StackHawklow
TruffleHoglow
Starting price
StackHawk$10
TruffleHog–
Transparent
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog✗
Integrations
Count
StackHawk7
TruffleHog20
Security
Disclosure policy
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog–
Gdpr
StackHawk–
TruffleHog✓
Scorecard
StackHawk–
TruffleHog7.9
Soc2
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog–
Reliability
Sla pct
StackHawk–
TruffleHog99
Status page
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
StackHawk–
TruffleHog519
Github stars
StackHawk–
TruffleHog28,528
Activity
Commits last 30d
StackHawk–
TruffleHog79
Release
Cadence days
StackHawk–
TruffleHog3
History
StackHawk–
TruffleHog20 items
License
Spdx
StackHawk–
TruffleHogAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
StackHawk–
TruffleHogGo
Market
Content
Faq
StackHawk6 items
TruffleHog8 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

StackHawk

Platform that automatically tests running applications for vulnerabilities within AI coding workflows, identifies exploitable issues, and provides automated fixes before code is committed.

Independently observed

TruffleHog

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

TruffleHog

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free open-source tier available. Commercial SaaS and Cloud plans available via contact.

  • Open SourceFree
    • GitHub, S3, directory, GCS, Docker scanning
    • 800+ secret detectors
    • GitHub Actions integration
    • Pre-commit hooks
    • Pre-receive hooks
    • +2 more
  • TruffleHog Analyze for SaaSContact sales
  • TruffleHog Analyze for CloudContact sales
    • 20+ integrations
    • Choice of on-premises and cloud scanning
    • Continuous monitoring
    • Dashboard for secrets management
    • Alerting and detailed analytics
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog✓
CLI
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
StackHawk✓
TruffleHog✓
Self-hosted
StackHawk✗
TruffleHog✓
On-premise
StackHawk✗
TruffleHog✓
Hybrid
StackHawk✗
TruffleHog✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • GitLab
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • GitHub

StackHawk

14 total - 10 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
  • Cursor
  • Snyk
  • Auth0
  • GitHub Actions
  • Antigravity
Independently observed

TruffleHog

Leader
30 total - 26 not shared
  • Bitbucket
  • Gerrit
  • Git
  • Docker
  • Artifactory
  • Buildkite
  • Azure Repos
  • Travis CI
  • Slack
  • Teams
  • Jira
  • Vector
  • Confluence
  • Google Drive
  • S3
  • SharePoint
  • Splunk
  • Webhook
  • Email
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Discord
  • Elasticsearch
  • AWS S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • +2 more
Independently observed
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