# GitGuardian vs TruffleHog

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GitGuardian

| Attribute | GitGuardian | TruffleHog |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 75.1 (71% (medium)) | 60.3 (48% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 52 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 519 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 27,596 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that detects hardcoded secrets and leaked credentials in source code, CI/CD pipelines, container images, developer machines, and public repositories, then automates remediation through context-aware prioritization and integration with existing security workflows. | A security tool that scans code repositories, chat systems, artifact storage, and other SDLC platforms for leaked credentials. It verifies which secrets remain active and provides continuous monitoring and remediation guidance. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sast":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":true,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true}` | `{"sca":false,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"open_source":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 15 | 23 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise Server"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Azure Repos"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Container registries"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"CyberArk"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Gerrit"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Artifactory"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Buildkite"},{"name":"Azure Repos"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Circle CI"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Vector"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"SharePoint"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"Email"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free, no credit card required","features":["Internal secrets monitoring","Unlimited real-time scanning","Multi-VCS support (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure Repos)","Developer workstations scan via Git hooks","Remediation tracking and guidelines","GitGuardian CLI (ggshield)","VSCode extension"],"minSeats":25,"description":"For individuals and teams up to 25 devs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"devs":"25","historical_scans":"500","api_calls_per_month":"10K"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"Free trial available","features":["Everything in Starter, plus:","Internal secrets monitoring (code, CI/CD, containers, custom sources)","Public secrets monitoring (limited)","Endpoint protection for developer machines","Remediation playbooks with automated routing","Slack, Jira, ServiceNow integrations","AI-driven risk scoring and false-positive filtering","SSO (SAML 2.0) and SCIM provisioning","US and EU data hosting options"],"description":"For teams up to 500 developers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"devs":"500","teams":"10","repository_scan_size_gb":"12"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Custom pricing via sales","features":["Internal secrets monitoring","Remediation playbooks","Up to 20 teams","Large repository scanning"],"description":"For teams up to 200 devs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"teams":"20","repository_scan_size_gb":"12"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom enterprise pricing","features":["Everything in Growth, plus:","Unlimited public secrets monitoring","NHI governance (vault management, identity mapping, policy enforcement)","Endpoint protection (developer and standard endpoints)","Corporate and enterprise data sources (Jira, Slack, Confluence, file storage)","Self-hosted deployment with GitGuardian Bridge","Unlimited teams and custom RBAC","Custom regex-based detectors","12-month audit log retention","Premium Care support"],"minSeats":500,"description":"For 500+ developer organizations","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"teams":"None","repository_scan_size_gb":"60"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra endpoints (endpoint protection)"},{"name":"Premium Care support"}],"summary":"Free Starter tier for up to 25 developers. Paid plans start with Growth tier; Enterprise and Business require custom quote.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:23:02.350Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free","features":["GitHub, S3, directory, GCS, and Docker scanning","800+ secret detectors","GitHub actions, pre-commit, and pre-receive hooks","Custom regex and secrets verification","Automatic updates"],"description":"GitHub, S3, directory, GCS, and Docker scanning with 800+ secret detectors","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sources":"GitHub, S3, GCS, Docker, directory","detectors":"800+"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"TruffleHog Analyze for SaaS"},{"name":"TruffleHog Analyze for Cloud"},{"name":"Forager (Public Dataset Monitoring)"}],"summary":"Free core product; enterprise features and add-ons available via contact sales","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://trufflesecurity.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:25:30.270Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 7 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.1","date":"2026-08-24T16:53:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.97.0","date":"2026-08-14T18:35:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.97.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.96.0","date":"2026-07-24T18:23:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.96.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.9","date":"2026-07-09T23:09:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.8","date":"2026-07-02T18:54:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.7","date":"2026-06-29T15:50:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.6","date":"2026-06-18T14:38:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.5","date":"2026-06-02T16:10:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.4","date":"2026-06-02T06:20:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.3","date":"2026-05-11T18:38:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.2","date":"2026-04-21T20:29:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.1","date":"2026-04-21T18:12:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.95.0","date":"2026-04-21T17:39:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.95.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.94.3","date":"2026-04-08T17:02:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.94.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.94.2","date":"2026-04-01T13:03:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.94.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.94.1","date":"2026-03-25T16:18:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.94.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.94.0","date":"2026-03-20T14:51:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.94.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.93.8","date":"2026-03-09T20:04:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.93.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.93.7","date":"2026-03-04T15:58:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.93.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases/tag/v3.93.6","date":"2026-02-27T15:09:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.93.6"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (DevSecOps Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:30:04.164Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*