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| Product | GitHub Secret Protection by GitHub View product | GitLab Secret Detection by GitLab View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | 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. | GitLab Secret Detection: automated secret scanning, gitleaks engine and 100+ secret pattern rules. Built for Software Supply Chain. Compare Secret Scanning alternatives. |
| Product type | Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection Solution | Automated Hardcoded Secret & Credential Detector |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Telecommunications | Software Developers, DevOps, Security Engineers, Tech, FinTech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server | CI/CD Pipeline Feature; Git Hook Integration; Native CI/CD pipeline feature; All GitLab tiers |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; On-premises repository hosts | GitLab SaaS (US, EU) / Customer Self-Hosted |
| 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: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | GitHub CloudGitHub Enterprise ServerGit CLI | Git RepositoriesGitLab CI/CDDockerMerge Requests |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI DSSFedRAMP | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRFedRAMP |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsAWSAzureGoogle CloudHashiCorp VaultSlack | GitLab CI/CDGitleaksDockerSlackWebhooks |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTelecommunications | Software DevelopersDevOpsSecurity EngineersTechFinTech |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEU |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | GitHub | GitLab |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 2011 |
Overview
What it is
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.GitLab Secret Detection
GitLab Secret Detection: automated secret scanning, gitleaks engine and 100+ secret pattern rules. Built for Software Supply Chain. Compare Secret Scanning alternatives.Product type
GitHub Secret Protection
Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection SolutionGitLab Secret Detection
Automated Hardcoded Secret & Credential DetectorBest for
GitHub Secret Protection
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, TelecommunicationsGitLab Secret Detection
Software Developers, DevOps, Security Engineers, Tech, FinTechPricing
Pricing model
GitHub Secret Protection
Contact VendorGitLab Secret Detection
Contact VendorFree trial
GitHub Secret Protection
Free trial: noGitLab Secret Detection
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
GitHub Secret Protection
GitLab Secret Detection
Deployment details
GitHub Secret Protection
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerGitLab Secret Detection
CI/CD Pipeline Feature; Git Hook Integration; Native CI/CD pipeline feature; All GitLab tiersData residency
GitHub Secret Protection
United States; European Union; On-premises repository hostsGitLab Secret Detection
GitLab SaaS (US, EU) / Customer Self-HostedKey features
What it offers
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
GitLab Secret Detection
- Automated secret scanning
- Gitleaks engine
- 100+ secret pattern rules
- Merge request diff reports
- Pre-receive Git hook blocking
- Secrets Management
- Application Security
- Software Supply Chain
Platform & access
API access
GitHub Secret Protection
API access: yesGitLab Secret Detection
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
GitHub Secret Protection
SSO: yesGitLab Secret Detection
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
GitHub Secret Protection
RBAC: yesGitLab Secret Detection
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
GitHub Secret Protection
Multi-tenant: yesGitLab Secret Detection
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
GitHub Secret Protection
Mobile app: yesGitLab Secret Detection
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
GitHub Secret Protection
GitLab Secret Detection
Compliance
GitHub Secret Protection
GitLab Secret Detection
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
GitHub Secret Protection
GitLab Secret Detection
Industries
GitHub Secret Protection
GitLab Secret Detection
Regions
GitHub Secret Protection
GitLab Secret Detection
Vendor
Company
GitHub Secret Protection
GitHubGitLab Secret Detection
GitLabHeadquarters
GitHub Secret Protection
San Francisco, California, USAGitLab Secret Detection
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
GitHub Secret Protection
10,000+GitLab Secret Detection
2,000+Founded
GitHub Secret Protection
2008GitLab Secret Detection
2011