Comparison

TruffleHog vs Veracode

On the evidence we track, Veracode leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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TruffleHog61
★Veracode73
Score
vioscaleAI score
TruffleHog61 / 100low · 41%
Veracode73 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
TruffleHog✓
Veracode–
Model
TruffleHogfreemium
Veracodecommercial
Price level
TruffleHoglow
Veracode–
Transparent
TruffleHog✗
Veracode–
Integrations
Count
TruffleHog20
Veracode25
Security
Fedramp
TruffleHog–
Veracode✓
Gdpr
TruffleHog✓
Veracode✓
Hipaa
TruffleHog–
Veracode✓
Iso27001
TruffleHog–
Veracode✓
Pci
TruffleHog–
Veracode✓
Scorecard
TruffleHog7.9
Veracode–
Soc2
TruffleHog–
Veracode✓
Reliability
Sla pct
TruffleHog99
Veracode–
Status page
TruffleHog✓
Veracode✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
TruffleHog519
Veracode–
Github stars
TruffleHog28,528
Veracode–
Activity
Commits last 30d
TruffleHog79
Veracode–
Release
Cadence days
TruffleHog3
Veracode–
History
TruffleHog20 items
Veracode–
License
Spdx
TruffleHogAGPL-3.0
Veracode–
Language
Primary
TruffleHogGo
Veracode–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
TruffleHog8 items
Veracode–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

TruffleHog

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

Veracode

Leader

A comprehensive platform for identifying, prioritizing, and fixing application security vulnerabilities across code, dependencies, containers, and infrastructure. It combines static and dynamic testing with AI-driven remediation to reduce security risk while maintaining developer velocity.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

TruffleHog

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 ↗

Veracode

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

TruffleHog

30 total - 28 not shared
  • Bitbucket
  • Gerrit
  • Git
  • Docker
  • Artifactory
  • Jenkins
  • Buildkite
  • Azure Repos
  • Travis CI
  • Circle CI
  • Slack
  • Teams
  • Jira
  • Vector
  • Confluence
  • Google Drive
  • S3
  • SharePoint
  • Splunk
  • Webhook
  • Email
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Discord
  • Elasticsearch
  • +4 more
Independently observed

Veracode

Leader
20 total - 18 not shared
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Snyk
  • Checkmarx
  • Contrast Security
  • Fortify OnDemand
  • Rapid7 InsightAppSec
  • Qualys
  • JFrog Xray
  • AWS Config
  • AWS Inspector
  • Prisma Cloud
  • Wiz
  • CrowdStrike
  • Orca
  • SecurityScorecard
  • Terraform Cloud
Independently observed
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