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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | TruffleHog View product | GitHub Secret Protection by GitHub View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | 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. | 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. |
| Product type | High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection Engine | Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection Solution |
| Best for | Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTech | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise) | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server |
| Data residency | United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure | United States; European Union; On-premises repository hosts |
| 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: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Git RepositoriesDeveloper WorkstationsCI/CD Build RunnersCloud Buckets | GitHub CloudGitHub Enterprise ServerGit CLI |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRAGPLv3 / Commercial Enterprise | SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI DSSFedRAMP |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabBitbucketJiraSlackAWS S3DockerJenkins | GitHub ActionsAWSAzureGoogle CloudHashiCorp VaultSlack |
| Industries | Software DevelopmentDevOpsCybersecurityEnterprise ITFinTech | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTelecommunications |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Truffle Security | GitHub |
| Headquarters | United States | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 51-200 | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2021 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
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.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.Product type
TruffleHog
High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection EngineGitHub Secret Protection
Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection SolutionBest for
TruffleHog
Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTechGitHub Secret Protection
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
TruffleHog
Contact VendorGitHub Secret Protection
Contact VendorFree trial
TruffleHog
Free trial: yesGitHub Secret Protection
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Protection
Deployment details
TruffleHog
Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise)GitHub Secret Protection
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
TruffleHog
United States; AWS Cloud InfrastructureGitHub Secret Protection
United States; European Union; On-premises repository hostsKey features
What it offers
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
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
Platform & access
API access
TruffleHog
API access: yesGitHub Secret Protection
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
TruffleHog
SSO: yesGitHub Secret Protection
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
TruffleHog
RBAC: yesGitHub Secret Protection
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
TruffleHog
Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Secret Protection
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
TruffleHog
Mobile app: noGitHub Secret Protection
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Protection
Compliance
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Protection
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Protection
Industries
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Protection
Regions
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Protection
Vendor
Company
TruffleHog
Truffle SecurityGitHub Secret Protection
GitHubHeadquarters
TruffleHog
United StatesGitHub Secret Protection
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
TruffleHog
51-200GitHub Secret Protection
10,000+Founded
TruffleHog
2021GitHub Secret Protection
2008