GitGuardian
GitGuardian is a code security platform that detects secrets, credentials, and API keys hardcoded in source code and monitors public GitHub for exposed credentials.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Detect hardcoded secrets and exposed credentials in code and public repos
Who should look elsewhere
Expensive at scale
Pros
- +Good secrets detection
- +CI/CD integration
- +Real-time monitoring
- +Good accuracy
- +Policy engine
Cons
- −Expensive at scale
- −False positives
- −Per-developer pricing
- −Enterprise focus
- −Setup complexity
Key features
- ✓Secret detection
- ✓Real-time scanning
- ✓Historical scanning
- ✓Public GitHub monitoring
- ✓Custom detectors
- ✓Remediation playbooks
- ✓NHI governance
- ✓VS Code extension
- ✓CLI tool
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | Up to 25 developers; Unlimited real-time scanning; 500 historical detections |
| Teams | — | month | Up to 200 developers; Up to 20 teams; Remediation playbooks |
| Enterprise | — | month | 200+ developers; Unlimited teams; Self-hosted deployment |
Integrations
GitHub