GitGuardian
Secrets detection platform that scans code and other sources for leaked credentials.
How the 8.0 was reached
- Quality of output8/10
4.9/5 average across six review platforms; independent review reports false positives below 10% versus 30-40% for entropy tools. capterra.com
- Ease of use9/10
Free trial, scan first repo in 5 minutes with no credit card; free Starter plan. gitguardian.com
- Pricing value8/10
Free Starter plan for up to 25 developers with unlimited real-time scanning; paid Business tier available. gitguardian.com
- API and integration quality9/10
API on free and paid plans, ggshield CLI with pre-commit and IDE hooks, and GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Slack integrations. gitguardian.com
- Solves the problem it claims to solve6/10
Secret detection is well reviewed, but the only listed fact under this claim is an attack statistic; the broader credential-layer claim is not evidenced. gitguardian.com
8.0/10 is the mean of the 5 criteria that apply. Scored on the five-criteria rubric v1, 29 September 2026. How scoring works
Pricing
- Up to 25 developers
- Unlimited real-time scanning
- Up to 500 historical scans
- 10K API calls per month
- 1M API calls per month
Key Features
- Detects 550+ secret types
- ggshield CLI with pre-commit, pre-push and IDE hooks
- Integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Slack and container registries
- API on free and paid plans
- Free trial: scan a first repo in 5 minutes without a card
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free Starter plan for up to 25 developers
- Broad integrations and CLI hooks
- 4.9/5 average across six review platforms
- One review reports false positives under 10%
Cons
- Business price is not listed in the data
- Wider credential-layer claim is not backed by the listed facts
- Free plan API allowance is 10K calls a month
- Historical scans capped at 500 on Starter
GitGuardian is a strong choice for dev teams that want secret scanning in their repos and pipelines, and the free tier lets small teams start at once. Buyers who need a fully proven credential governance suite should verify that claim. An 8 rating.
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