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| Product | GitHub Secret Scanning by GitHub View product | TruffleHog 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. | What does TruffleHog do? It covers active credential verification and 800+ secret detectors. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Enterprise Automated Secret Detection & Remediation Engine | High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection Engine |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Public Sector, Media | Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server | Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise) |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; Enterprise customer regions | United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure |
| 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 RepositoriesDeveloper WorkstationsCI/CD Build RunnersCloud Buckets |
| Compliance | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSS | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRAGPLv3 / Commercial Enterprise |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsAWSAzureGoogle CloudJiraDatadogSplunk | GitHubGitLabBitbucketJiraSlackAWS S3DockerJenkins |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailPublic Sector+1 more | Software DevelopmentDevOpsCybersecurityEnterprise ITFinTech |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | GitHub | Truffle Security |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | United States |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2008 | 2021 |
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.TruffleHog
What does TruffleHog do? It covers active credential verification and 800+ secret detectors. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
GitHub Secret Scanning
Enterprise Automated Secret Detection & Remediation EngineTruffleHog
High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection EngineBest for
GitHub Secret Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Public Sector, MediaTruffleHog
Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTechPricing
Pricing model
GitHub Secret Scanning
Contact VendorTruffleHog
Contact VendorFree trial
GitHub Secret Scanning
Free trial: yesTruffleHog
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
GitHub Secret Scanning
TruffleHog
Deployment details
GitHub Secret Scanning
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerTruffleHog
Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise)Data residency
GitHub Secret Scanning
United States; European Union; Enterprise customer regionsTruffleHog
United States; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey 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
TruffleHog
- Active credential verification (live API probing)
- 800+ secret detectors
- Pre-commit hook scanning
- CI/CD pipeline automation
- Enterprise multi-repo audits
- Git secret scanning
- Pre-commit credential leak prevention
- Active API key verification
Platform & access
API access
GitHub Secret Scanning
API access: yesTruffleHog
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
GitHub Secret Scanning
SSO: yesTruffleHog
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
GitHub Secret Scanning
RBAC: yesTruffleHog
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
GitHub Secret Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesTruffleHog
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
GitHub Secret Scanning
Mobile app: yesTruffleHog
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
GitHub Secret Scanning
TruffleHog
Compliance
GitHub Secret Scanning
TruffleHog
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
GitHub Secret Scanning
TruffleHog
Industries
GitHub Secret Scanning
TruffleHog
Regions
GitHub Secret Scanning
TruffleHog
Vendor
Company
GitHub Secret Scanning
GitHubTruffleHog
Truffle SecurityHeadquarters
GitHub Secret Scanning
San Francisco, California, USATruffleHog
United StatesCompany size
GitHub Secret Scanning
10,000+TruffleHog
51-200Founded
GitHub Secret Scanning
2008TruffleHog
2021