# detect-secrets vs Nightfall DLP

| Attribute | detect-secrets | Nightfall DLP |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.5 (28% (low)) | 45.3 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 276 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,629 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source security tool that scans code repositories to identify exposed secrets such as API keys, passwords, and tokens using pattern matching and heuristic filters. Designed with enterprise needs in mind, supporting custom plugins, baseline auditing, and integration with CI/CD pipelines. | Identifies and prevents exposure of sensitive data like personally identifiable information and credentials across SaaS applications, cloud storage, email services, and AI tools using machine learning-based detection and automated remediation. |
| integrations.count | 22 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"SendGrid"},{"name":"Mailchimp"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"IBM Cloud"},{"name":"IBM Cloudant"},{"name":"Artifactory"},{"name":"Square"},{"name":"Softlayer"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"Private Key detection"},{"name":"JWT Token detection"},{"name":"Basic Auth detection"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Exchange Online"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Okta"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:37:03.703Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Firewall for AI","summary":"Free tier","description":"API-based detection and protection of sensitive data in AI applications","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Sensitive Data Protection","summary":"Contact sales","description":"Protection for sensitive data across SaaS applications, web browsers, and cloud email services with historical scanning","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"historical_scan":"120 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Email Security Essentials","summary":"Included in Nightfall Complete","description":"Protection and encryption for sensitive data in email communications with remediation actions","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"historical_scan":"120 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Data Exfiltration Prevention","summary":"Included in Nightfall Complete","description":"Detection and prevention of high-risk data downloads and unauthorized permission changes in cloud environments","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Nightfall Complete","summary":"Recommended plan - Contact sales","commitment":"annual","description":"Comprehensive protection combining sensitive data defense, email security, exfiltration prevention with premium support and security training","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"historical_scan":"300 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Nightfall for SaaS","summary":"Per-employee annual pricing","description":"Cloud data protection with pre-built integrations for popular SaaS tools including ChatGPT browser plugin support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"data_per_month":"10 GB"}},{"free":true,"name":"Nightfall for LLMs and Custom Apps","summary":"Free to get started","description":"Developer APIs for integrating data classification and protection capabilities into custom applications and LLM services","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Subscription-based pricing with free tier for API and LLM applications. Enterprise plans use per-employee annual billing; exact costs require sales contact.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.nightfall.ai/plans-old-v2","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:39:07.039Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 115 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2024-05-06T18:05:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2022-10-05T17:13:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2022-07-22T15:22:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v1.2.0","date":"2022-02-16T22:16:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v1.1.0","date":"2021-04-14T21:14:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v0.14.3","date":"2020-10-01T16:40:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v0.14.2","date":"2020-07-31T16:51:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v0.14.1","date":"2020-07-13T18:46:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Yelp/detect-secrets/releases/tag/v0.14.0","date":"2020-07-09T21:06:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.0"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=detect-secrets&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Secrets Scanning)

| Capability | detect-secrets | Nightfall DLP |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:48:38.374Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*