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| Product | GitHub Secret Scanning by GitHub View product | GitLab Secret Detection by GitLab View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Secret Scanning software? GitHub Secret Scanning by GitHub provides API alert triage for secret leakage discovery. Compare features and alternatives. | GitLab Secret Detection: automated secret scanning, gitleaks engine and 100+ secret pattern rules. Built for Software Supply Chain. Compare Secret Scanning alternatives. |
| Product type | Enterprise Automated Secret Detection & Remediation Engine | Automated Hardcoded Secret & Credential Detector |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Public Sector, Media | Software Developers, DevOps, Security Engineers, Tech, FinTech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | 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; Enterprise customer regions | 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 Server | Git RepositoriesGitLab CI/CDDockerMerge Requests |
| Compliance | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSS | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRFedRAMP |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsAWSAzureGoogle CloudJiraDatadogSplunk | GitLab CI/CDGitleaksDockerSlackWebhooks |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailPublic Sector+1 more | 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 Scanning
Looking for Secret Scanning software? GitHub Secret Scanning by GitHub provides API alert triage for secret leakage discovery. Compare features and alternatives.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 Scanning
Enterprise Automated Secret Detection & Remediation EngineGitLab Secret Detection
Automated Hardcoded Secret & Credential DetectorBest for
GitHub Secret Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Public Sector, MediaGitLab Secret Detection
Software Developers, DevOps, Security Engineers, Tech, FinTechPricing
Pricing model
GitHub Secret Scanning
Contact VendorGitLab Secret Detection
Contact VendorFree trial
GitHub Secret Scanning
Free trial: yesGitLab Secret Detection
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitLab Secret Detection
Deployment details
GitHub Secret Scanning
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 Scanning
United States; European Union; Enterprise customer regionsGitLab Secret Detection
GitLab SaaS (US, EU) / Customer Self-HostedKey features
What it offers
GitHub Secret Scanning
- Continuous commit scanning
- 200+ partner secret signatures
- Custom regular expression patterns
- Automated partner alerts
- Enterprise security dashboard
- API alert triage
- Secret leakage discovery
- Partner token revocation
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 Scanning
API access: yesGitLab Secret Detection
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
GitHub Secret Scanning
SSO: yesGitLab Secret Detection
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
GitHub Secret Scanning
RBAC: yesGitLab Secret Detection
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
GitHub Secret Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesGitLab Secret Detection
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
GitHub Secret Scanning
Mobile app: yesGitLab Secret Detection
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitLab Secret Detection
Compliance
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitLab Secret Detection
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitLab Secret Detection
Industries
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitLab Secret Detection
Regions
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitLab Secret Detection
Vendor
Company
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitHubGitLab Secret Detection
GitLabHeadquarters
GitHub Secret Scanning
San Francisco, California, USAGitLab Secret Detection
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
GitHub Secret Scanning
10,000+GitLab Secret Detection
2,000+Founded
GitHub Secret Scanning
2008GitLab Secret Detection
2011