GitGuardian
AI secrets detection and remediation for code
Category
AI Security & Vulnerability Detection
Platforms
web, cli
Pricing
$0 — Custom
Open Source
No
IDE Support
GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps
What is GitGuardian?
GitGuardian monitors code repositories and CI/CD pipelines for leaked secrets — API keys, passwords, certificates, and tokens. Its AI can suggest remediation steps and track whether exposed secrets have been rotated.
Who is it for? Security engineers and teams who need automated vulnerability detection and code audits.
Key Features
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Our Verdict
Best-in-class for secrets detection. Every development team should use this — the free tier for public repos alone is invaluable.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Catches secrets in real-time
- + Historical repo scanning
- + Pre-commit hooks available
- + Free for public repos
- + Good incident workflow
Cons
- - Expensive per developer at scale
- - Some false positives
- - Remediation guidance could be better
- - No SAST beyond secrets
Pricing
Free
$0
- Public repos
- 1 developer
- Basic secrets detection
Team
$29/mo/dev
- Private repos
- Historical scanning
- Incident management
Enterprise
Custom
- SSO
- On-prem
- Custom detectors
- SLA
Supported Languages & IDEs
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About GitGuardian
Company GitGuardian
Founded 2017
HQ Paris, France
Status Active
Data updated 2025-03-08