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Product	Gitleaks by Gitleaks View product	GitLab Secret Detection by GitLab View product
Overview
What it is	Gitleaks: High-speed Go scanning engine and 150+ secret signature rules. Built for git repository secret scanning. Compare Application Security 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	Open-Source Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Prevention Tool	Automated Hardcoded Secret & Credential Detector
Best for	Software Development, DevOps, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Financial Services	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	On-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Open Source; Self-hosted; CLI; CLI Tool; Go Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Action	CI/CD Pipeline Feature; Git Hook Integration; Native CI/CD pipeline feature; All GitLab tiers
Data residency	Local Machine / Customer Infrastructure (Air-Gapped Compatible)	GitLab SaaS (US, EU) / Customer Self-Hosted
Key features
What it offers	High-speed Go scanning engine 150+ secret signature rules Shannon entropy analysis Pre-commit hook integration CI/CD pipeline automation Git repository secret scanning Pre-commit credential leak blocking CI/CD pipeline code security	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	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Git RepositoriesLocal Developer WorkstationsCI/CD Build Runners	Git RepositoriesGitLab CI/CDDockerMerge Requests
Compliance	Open Source MIT LicensePCI-DSSNIST SP 800-53	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRFedRAMP
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	GitGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsBitbucketPre-commitDocker	GitLab CI/CDGitleaksDockerSlackWebhooks
Industries	Software DevelopmentDevOpsEnterprise ITCybersecurityFinancial Services	Software DevelopersDevOpsSecurity EngineersTechFinTech
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEU
Vendor
Company	Gitleaks	GitLab
Headquarters	Open Source Project	San Francisco, California, USA
Company size	1-10	2,000+
Founded	2018	2011

Gitleaks

by Gitleaks

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GitLab Secret Detection

by GitLab

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Overview

What it is

Gitleaks

Gitleaks: High-speed Go scanning engine and 150+ secret signature rules. Built for git repository secret scanning. Compare Application Security 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

Gitleaks

Open-Source Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Prevention Tool

GitLab Secret Detection

Automated Hardcoded Secret & Credential Detector

Best for

Gitleaks

Software Development, DevOps, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Financial Services

GitLab Secret Detection

Software Developers, DevOps, Security Engineers, Tech, FinTech

Pricing

Pricing model

Gitleaks

Contact Vendor

GitLab Secret Detection

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Gitleaks

GitLab Secret Detection

Deployment

Deployment options

Gitleaks

On-Premise

GitLab Secret Detection

Cloud

Deployment details

Gitleaks

Open Source; Self-hosted; CLI; CLI Tool; Go Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Action

GitLab Secret Detection

CI/CD Pipeline Feature; Git Hook Integration; Native CI/CD pipeline feature; All GitLab tiers

Data residency

Gitleaks

Local Machine / Customer Infrastructure (Air-Gapped Compatible)

GitLab Secret Detection

GitLab SaaS (US, EU) / Customer Self-Hosted

Key features

What it offers

Gitleaks

High-speed Go scanning engine
150+ secret signature rules
Shannon entropy analysis
Pre-commit hook integration
CI/CD pipeline automation
Git repository secret scanning
Pre-commit credential leak blocking
CI/CD pipeline code security

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

Gitleaks

GitLab Secret Detection

Single sign-on (SSO)

Gitleaks

GitLab Secret Detection

Role-based access (RBAC)

Gitleaks

GitLab Secret Detection

Multi-tenant

Gitleaks

GitLab Secret Detection

Mobile app

Gitleaks

GitLab Secret Detection

Supported platforms

Gitleaks

Git RepositoriesLocal Developer WorkstationsCI/CD Build Runners

GitLab Secret Detection

Git RepositoriesGitLab CI/CDDockerMerge Requests

Compliance

Gitleaks

Open Source MIT LicensePCI-DSSNIST SP 800-53

GitLab Secret Detection

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRFedRAMP

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Gitleaks

GitGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsBitbucketPre-commitDocker

GitLab Secret Detection

GitLab CI/CDGitleaksDockerSlackWebhooks

Industries

Gitleaks

Software DevelopmentDevOpsEnterprise ITCybersecurityFinancial Services

GitLab Secret Detection

Software DevelopersDevOpsSecurity EngineersTechFinTech

Regions

Gitleaks

Global

GitLab Secret Detection

GlobalUSEU

Vendor

Company

Gitleaks

GitLab Secret Detection

GitLab

Headquarters

Gitleaks

Open Source Project

GitLab Secret Detection

San Francisco, California, USA

Company size

Gitleaks

1-10

GitLab Secret Detection

2,000+

Founded

Gitleaks

2018

GitLab Secret Detection

2011