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Product	Gitleaks by Gitleaks View product	TruffleHog by Truffle Security 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.	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	Open-Source Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Prevention Tool	High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection Engine
Best for	Software Development, DevOps, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Financial Services	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	On-Premise	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Open Source; Self-hosted; CLI; CLI Tool; Go Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Action	Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise)
Data residency	Local Machine / Customer Infrastructure (Air-Gapped Compatible)	United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure
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	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	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 RepositoriesDeveloper WorkstationsCI/CD Build RunnersCloud Buckets
Compliance	Open Source MIT LicensePCI-DSSNIST SP 800-53	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRAGPLv3 / Commercial Enterprise
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	GitGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsBitbucketPre-commitDocker	GitHubGitLabBitbucketJiraSlackAWS S3DockerJenkins
Industries	Software DevelopmentDevOpsEnterprise ITCybersecurityFinancial Services	Software DevelopmentDevOpsCybersecurityEnterprise ITFinTech
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Gitleaks	Truffle Security
Headquarters	Open Source Project	United States
Company size	1-10	51-200
Founded	2018	2021

Gitleaks

by Gitleaks

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TruffleHog

by Truffle Security

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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.

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

Gitleaks

Open-Source Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Prevention Tool

TruffleHog

High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection Engine

Best for

Gitleaks

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

TruffleHog

Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTech

Pricing

Pricing model

Gitleaks

Contact Vendor

TruffleHog

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Gitleaks

TruffleHog

Deployment

Deployment options

Gitleaks

On-Premise

TruffleHog

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Gitleaks

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

TruffleHog

Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise)

Data residency

Gitleaks

Local Machine / Customer Infrastructure (Air-Gapped Compatible)

TruffleHog

United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure

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

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

Gitleaks

TruffleHog

Single sign-on (SSO)

Gitleaks

TruffleHog

Role-based access (RBAC)

Gitleaks

TruffleHog

Multi-tenant

Gitleaks

TruffleHog

Mobile app

Gitleaks

TruffleHog

Supported platforms

Gitleaks

Git RepositoriesLocal Developer WorkstationsCI/CD Build Runners

TruffleHog

Git RepositoriesDeveloper WorkstationsCI/CD Build RunnersCloud Buckets

Compliance

Gitleaks

Open Source MIT LicensePCI-DSSNIST SP 800-53

TruffleHog

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRAGPLv3 / Commercial Enterprise

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Gitleaks

GitGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsBitbucketPre-commitDocker

TruffleHog

GitHubGitLabBitbucketJiraSlackAWS S3DockerJenkins

Industries

Gitleaks

Software DevelopmentDevOpsEnterprise ITCybersecurityFinancial Services

TruffleHog

Software DevelopmentDevOpsCybersecurityEnterprise ITFinTech

Regions

Gitleaks

Global

TruffleHog

Global

Vendor

Company

Gitleaks

TruffleHog

Truffle Security

Headquarters

Gitleaks

Open Source Project

TruffleHog

United States

Company size

Gitleaks

1-10

TruffleHog

51-200

Founded

Gitleaks

2018

TruffleHog

2021