GitHub Advanced Security
Adds code scanning, secret detection and dependency alerts to GitHub repositories.
How the 5.2 was reached
- Quality of output5/10
Only evidence is the roadmap repo's 8,898 stars (a planning repo, not the product's output) and a vendor note on free public-repo features. github.com
- Ease of use5/10
Only a vendor note that Team and Enterprise orgs can run free risk assessments; no setup or onboarding detail found. docs.github.com
- Pricing value4/10
Free for public repos, but no paid plan prices found. The CC-BY roadmap repo licence says nothing about the product's cost. docs.github.com
- API and integration quality7/10
Documented webhook events for security feature changes and vulnerable dependency alerts, with signature verification; no SDK details or wider integrations seen. docs.github.com
- Solves the problem it claims to solve5/10
Claim is code and secrets protection, but the only independent evidence is the roadmap repo's popularity, not the security features themselves. github.com
5.2/10 is the mean of the 5 criteria that apply. Scored on the five-criteria rubric v1, 29 September 2026. How scoring works
Pricing
- Security features available free for public repos
- No paid plan prices found in the evidence provided
Key Features
- Code and secrets protection on GitHub
- Webhook events for security feature changes
- Webhook events for vulnerable dependency alerts
- Signature verification on webhooks
- Free security risk assessments for Team and Enterprise orgs
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free for public repositories
- Documented webhooks with signature verification
- Sits inside GitHub, so no separate host is needed
- Team and Enterprise orgs can run free risk assessments
Cons
- No paid plan prices found in the evidence
- No setup or onboarding detail found
- No independent evidence on how well the scanners perform
- No SDK details or wider integrations seen
Fits teams already on GitHub who want security checks next to their code, and open-source maintainers who get the features free. Private-repo buyers should get a quote first, since no prices were found. The middling score reflects thin evidence, not proven weakness.
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