Comparison

Trivy vs TruffleHog

No clear leader: Trivy (60.8) and TruffleHog (60.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Trivy61
TruffleHog60
Score
Vioscale score
Trivy61 / 100low · 42%
TruffleHog60 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Trivy
TruffleHog
Model
TruffleHogcommercial
Price level
Trivyfree
TruffleHogfree
Transparent
Trivy
TruffleHog
Integrations
Count
Trivy7
TruffleHog23
Reliability
Sla pct
Trivy
TruffleHog99
Status page
Trivy
TruffleHog
Adoption
Dependent repos
Trivy134
TruffleHog519
Github stars
Trivy37,628
TruffleHog27,596
Activity
Commits last 30d
Trivy43
TruffleHog52
Release
Cadence days
Trivy5
TruffleHog7
History
TruffleHog20 items
License
Spdx
TruffleHogAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
TrivyGo
TruffleHogGo

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Trivy

A free, open-source tool that scans code repositories, container images, binary artifacts, and Kubernetes clusters to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, and license compliance issues. Designed for cloud-native environments and integrates into CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

TruffleHog

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Trivy

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

TruffleHog

FreeFree tier

Free core product; enterprise features and add-ons available via contact sales

  • Open SourceFree
    • GitHub, S3, directory, GCS, and Docker scanning
    • 800+ secret detectors
    • GitHub actions, pre-commit, and pre-receive hooks
    • Custom regex and secrets verification
    • Automatic updates
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Trivy
TruffleHog
CLI
Trivy
TruffleHog
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Trivy
TruffleHog
Self-hosted
Trivy
TruffleHog
On-premise
Trivy
TruffleHog

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

Trivy

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Azure Container Registry
  • Kubernetes
  • Harbor
  • CloudNativePG
Independently observed

TruffleHog

23 total - 20 not shared
  • Bitbucket
  • Gerrit
  • Git
  • Artifactory
  • Jenkins
  • Buildkite
  • Azure Repos
  • Travis CI
  • Circle CI
  • Slack
  • Teams
  • Jira
  • Vector
  • Confluence
  • Google Drive
  • S3
  • SharePoint
  • Splunk
  • Webhook
  • Email
Independently observed

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