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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Contrast Scan View product | GitHub Secret Protection by GitHub View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives. | What does GitHub Secret Protection do? It covers bypass auditing. See typical use cases, cloud or on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST) | Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection Solution |
| Best for | Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Telecommunications | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybrid | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runner | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server |
| Data residency | United States; European Union | United States; European Union; On-premises repository hosts |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Cloud code repositoriesSource code management systems | GitHub CloudGitHub Enterprise ServerGit CLI |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001OWASP Top 10CWE/SANS Top 25 | SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI DSSFedRAMP |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsBitbucketJenkinsJira | GitHub ActionsAWSAzureGoogle CloudHashiCorp VaultSlack |
| Industries | TechnologySoftware EngineeringFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailTelecommunications | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTelecommunications |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Contrast Security | GitHub |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 501-1,000 | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2014 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
Contrast Scan
Contrast Scan by Contrast Security: compliance reporting. Ideal for pull request gating. Deployment: cloud or hybrid. See how it compares with top SAST alternatives.GitHub Secret Protection
What does GitHub Secret Protection do? It covers bypass auditing. See typical use cases, cloud or on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Contrast Scan
Developer-First Static Application Security Testing (SAST)GitHub Secret Protection
Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection SolutionBest for
Contrast Scan
Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, TelecommunicationsGitHub Secret Protection
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
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Contact VendorGitHub Secret Protection
Contact VendorFree trial
Contrast Scan
Free trial: yesGitHub Secret Protection
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
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GitHub Secret Protection
Deployment details
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Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid build runnerGitHub Secret Protection
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
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United States; European UnionGitHub Secret Protection
United States; European Union; On-premises repository hostsKey features
What it offers
Contrast Scan
- High-speed static analysis
- Pull request security gating
- Contextual remediation guidance
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Low false positive rate
- Compliance reporting
- Source code security analysis
- Pull request gating
GitHub Secret Protection
- Push protection intercept
- Partner secret verification
- Custom regex pattern definitions
- Historical commit scanning
- Automated revocation webhooks
- Bypass auditing
- Credential leak prevention
- git push interception
Platform & access
API access
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API access: yesGitHub Secret Protection
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
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SSO: yesGitHub Secret Protection
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
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RBAC: yesGitHub Secret Protection
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
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Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Secret Protection
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
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Mobile app: noGitHub Secret Protection
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
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GitHub Secret Protection
Compliance
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GitHub Secret Protection
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
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GitHub Secret Protection
Industries
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GitHub Secret Protection
Regions
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GitHub Secret Protection
Vendor
Company
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Contrast SecurityGitHub Secret Protection
GitHubHeadquarters
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Baltimore, Maryland, USAGitHub Secret Protection
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
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501-1,000GitHub Secret Protection
10,000+Founded
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2014GitHub Secret Protection
2008