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| Product | TruffleHog View product | GitHub Secret Scanning 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. | Looking for Secret Scanning software? GitHub Secret Scanning by GitHub provides API alert triage for secret leakage discovery. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection Engine | Enterprise Automated Secret Detection & Remediation Engine |
| Best for | Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTech | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Public Sector, Media |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| 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; Enterprise customer regions |
| 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 Server |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRAGPLv3 / Commercial Enterprise | SOC 1SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabBitbucketJiraSlackAWS S3DockerJenkins | GitHub ActionsAWSAzureGoogle CloudJiraDatadogSplunk |
| Industries | Software DevelopmentDevOpsCybersecurityEnterprise ITFinTech | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailPublic Sector+1 more |
| 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 Scanning
Looking for Secret Scanning software? GitHub Secret Scanning by GitHub provides API alert triage for secret leakage discovery. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
TruffleHog
High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection EngineGitHub Secret Scanning
Enterprise Automated Secret Detection & Remediation EngineBest for
TruffleHog
Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTechGitHub Secret Scanning
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Public Sector, MediaPricing
Pricing model
TruffleHog
Contact VendorGitHub Secret Scanning
Contact VendorFree trial
TruffleHog
Free trial: yesGitHub Secret Scanning
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Scanning
Deployment details
TruffleHog
Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise)GitHub Secret Scanning
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerData residency
TruffleHog
United States; AWS Cloud InfrastructureGitHub Secret Scanning
United States; European Union; Enterprise customer regionsKey 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 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
Platform & access
API access
TruffleHog
API access: yesGitHub Secret Scanning
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
TruffleHog
SSO: yesGitHub Secret Scanning
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
TruffleHog
RBAC: yesGitHub Secret Scanning
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
TruffleHog
Multi-tenant: yesGitHub Secret Scanning
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
TruffleHog
Mobile app: noGitHub Secret Scanning
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Scanning
Compliance
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Scanning
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Scanning
Industries
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Scanning
Regions
TruffleHog
GitHub Secret Scanning
Vendor
Company
TruffleHog
Truffle SecurityGitHub Secret Scanning
GitHubHeadquarters
TruffleHog
United StatesGitHub Secret Scanning
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
TruffleHog
51-200GitHub Secret Scanning
10,000+Founded
TruffleHog
2021GitHub Secret Scanning
2008