# Mend vs TruffleHog

| Attribute | Mend | TruffleHog |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.9 (75% (high)) | 60.3 (48% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 52 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 519 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 27,596 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Unified security platform combining static code analysis and open source component scanning to automatically identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in custom code and dependencies, with integrated compliance governance and fix automation. | 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 | `{"sca":true,"dast":true,"sast":true,"sbom":true,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"ide_plugin":false,"auto_fix_pr":true,"open_source":true,"iac_scanning":false,"reachability":true,"pricing_model":"enterprise_quote","secret_scanning":false,"deployment_model":"cloud_web_app","container_scanning":false,"license_compliance":true}` | `{"sca":false,"hosting":"both","ci_native":true,"open_source":true,"reachability":true,"secret_scanning":true,"container_scanning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 23 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"GitHub Marketplace"},{"name":"Bitbucket Cloud"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Atlassian Bamboo"}]` | `[{"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 | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"enterprise_quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true},{"free":true,"name":"Renovate Cloud OSS","description":"Free tier for open source projects and maintainers","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Teams and Enterprise editions; free tier for open source. Contact sales for pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mend.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:41:27.445Z"}` | `{"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 | no | 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.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (DevSecOps Tools)

| Capability | Mend | 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 2026-09-01T15:00:10.844Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*