# git-secrets vs Gitleaks

| Attribute | git-secrets | Gitleaks |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 40.9 (28% (low)) | 53.3 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 42 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,380 | 28,963 |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | git-secrets is an open-source command-line utility that integrates with Git as a pre-commit hook to detect and block attempts to commit secrets, API keys, and other sensitive credentials. It uses pattern matching to identify common secret formats and can be customized with additional patterns. | 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 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Git"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | Shell | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:37:51.446Z"}` | `{"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 | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 13 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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 | 5 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=git-secrets&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | git-secrets | 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 2026-09-01T16:31:42.978Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*