# git-secrets vs Spectral

| Attribute | git-secrets | Spectral |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 40.9 (28% (low)) | 35.5 (8% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 42 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,380 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":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. | A codebase scanning tool that detects exposed secrets and vulnerabilities across repositories, helping teams prioritize security issues and prevent breaches. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","pre_commit_developer_hooks":true,"high_entropy_regex_detection":true,"git_repository_historical_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Git"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| language.primary | Shell | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:37:51.446Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | - |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| 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}` | - |

## Capabilities (Secrets Scanning)

| Capability | git-secrets | Spectral |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Cloud managed saas |
| 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 2026-09-01T16:42:32.993Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*