TruffleHog
A tool that finds and helps remediate exposed secrets and credentials across your entire infrastructure and development pipeline.
- Vendor
- Truffle Security Co.
- Also known as
- trufflehog
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is TruffleHog?
TruffleHog detects leaked secrets—such as API keys, passwords, and tokens—across version control systems, cloud platforms, chat applications, and other tools in your SDLC. It verifies whether exposed credentials are live and at risk, then helps teams automate remediation.
TruffleHog pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier available; enterprise tiers available via contact
Free
FreeOpen-source tier with scanning across GitHub, S3, directories, GCS, and Docker
- 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
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Contact salesWhat TruffleHog does
The capabilities that matter for devsecops tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SAST (static analysis)
- ✓
- DAST (dynamic analysis)
- -
- SCA / dependency scanning
- ✗
- Secret scanning
- ✓
- Container / image scanning
- ✓
- IaC misconfiguration scanning
- -
- OSS licence compliance
- -
- SBOM generation (SPDX/CycloneDX)
- -
- Automated fix / upgrade PRs
- -
- Reachability / exploitability prioritisation
- ✓
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- First-class CI / pipeline integration
- ✓
- In-editor / IDE scanning
- -
- OSS engine available
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (30)
Independently observed- Microsoft Teams→•
- Discord←
- Elasticsearch←
- AWS S3←
- Google Cloud Storage←
- AWS Secrets Manager←
- GitHub App•
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Gerrit
- Git
- Docker
- Artifactory
- Jenkins
- Buildkite
- Azure Repos
- Travis CI
- Circle CI
- Slack
- Teams
- Jira
- Vector
- Confluence
- Google Drive
- S3
- SharePoint
- Splunk
- Webhook
TruffleHog FAQ
Common questions about TruffleHog, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is TruffleHog?
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. It is indexed under DevSecOps Tools.
Is TruffleHog free to use?
TruffleHog is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does TruffleHog support?
TruffleHog supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can TruffleHog be self-hosted?
Yes. TruffleHog can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
What does TruffleHog integrate with?
We have confirmed 22 integrations for TruffleHog, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit, Docker, Artifactory, Jenkins and Buildkite, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does TruffleHog have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for TruffleHog. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as TruffleHog not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Is TruffleHog open source?
Yes. TruffleHog is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Where is TruffleHog available?
TruffleHog is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
TruffleHog alternatives
Other devsecops tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- SonarQubeAutomated static analysis platform that identifies and helps fix code quality issues, security vulnerabilities, and bugs throughout the development lifecyclehigh · 76%
- GitGuardianDetect and prevent credential exposure across your code and infrastructuremedium · 72%
- Endor LabsAutomates vulnerability detection and remediation using AI agents integrated into developer workflowsmedium · 71%
- SemgrepVulnerability scanner for modern developmentmedium · 71%
- MendUnified platform for securing custom code, open source dependencies, and AI with automated governance and remediationmedium · 74%
Compare TruffleHog
Side by side against other devsecops tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for TruffleHog, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.06 | 5.1 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 96 | 0.05 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 52 | 0.09 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Security score | 74 | 0.04 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 45 | 0.06 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 38 | 0.06 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 84 | 0.03 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.21 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 43 | mediumsource · 2026-09-11 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 8 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Sca: No · Sast: Yes · Hosting: both · Ci native: Yes · Open source: Yes · Reachability: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 20 | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | AGPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 50% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
Security
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