# BFG Repo-Cleaner vs Gitleaks

| Attribute | BFG Repo-Cleaner | Gitleaks |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 35.1 (19% (low)) | 53.3 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 12,175 | 28,963 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A command-line tool that removes large blobs and sensitive data from Git repositories. Distributed as free and open source software under the GNU General Public License. | An open-source utility that automatically scans git repositories, individual files, and directories to identify secrets and sensitive credentials. It integrates with GitHub Actions to enable continuous secret scanning on pull requests and commits. |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | Scala | Go |
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:34:36.201Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gitleaks.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:35:55.718Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 118 | 13 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2025-01-18T21:34:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2021-02-27T16:46:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.13.0","date":"2018-01-31T09:26:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.12.5","date":"2015-10-01T22:41:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.12.4","date":"2015-08-06T08:58:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/git-lfs-alpha","date":"2015-04-09T10:11:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"git-lfs-alpha"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.12.0","date":"2015-01-01T20:14:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.11.5","date":"2014-04-20T14:20:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.11.2","date":"2014-03-25T09:49:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner/releases/tag/v1.11.1","date":"2014-02-01T17:33:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.1"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.30.1","date":"2026-03-21T02:17:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.30.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.30.0","date":"2025-11-26T16:31:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.29.1","date":"2025-11-19T21:18:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.29.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.29.0","date":"2025-11-04T21:42:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.28.0","date":"2025-07-20T16:18:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.27.2","date":"2025-06-09T00:35:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.27.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.27.1","date":"2025-06-08T01:59:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.27.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.27.0","date":"2025-06-01T16:36:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.26.0","date":"2025-05-12T21:03:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.25.1","date":"2025-04-30T13:51:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.25.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.25.0","date":"2025-04-29T14:53:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.24.3","date":"2025-04-11T14:27:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.24.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.24.2","date":"2025-03-22T12:08:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.24.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.24.0","date":"2025-02-20T02:11:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.23.3","date":"2025-01-29T14:46:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.23.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.23.2","date":"2025-01-24T14:25:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.23.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.23.1","date":"2025-01-15T12:51:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.23.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.23.0","date":"2025-01-13T15:04:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.22.1","date":"2024-12-30T16:25:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/tag/v8.22.0","date":"2024-12-20T16:12:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.22.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 2.8 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=gitleaks&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Secrets Scanning)

| Capability | BFG Repo-Cleaner | Gitleaks |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Git repository historical scanning | - | - |
| Pre commit developer hooks | - | - |
| Active token validation engine | - | - |
| High entropy regex detection | - | - |
| Slack teams jira scanning | - | - |
| Automated key revocation apis | - | - |
| Custom regex rules support | - | - |
| Ci cd pipeline build blocking | - | - |
| Compliance audit reporting | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:01:32.021Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*