Security & Identity / Secrets Management Verified 26 Apr 2026

GitGuardian

Detects 550+ secret types in repos and dev tools with low-false-positive scanning

Paris, France · Founded 2017 · Freemium
A European alternative to HashiCorp Vault AWS Secrets Manager Doppler Infisical

About GitGuardian

GitGuardian is a Paris-headquartered code-security vendor focused on secrets detection and non-human identity governance. Its scanners detect 550+ types of API keys, tokens and certificates across Git repositories and developer tools like Slack, Jira, Confluence and SharePoint, using regex, entropy analysis and contextual validation to cut false positives. There is a free tier for small teams and individual developers; paid Business and Enterprise plans add dashboards, incident management, policy controls, custom detectors and honeytokens, with median annual contracts around USD 38,700.

Quick facts

Pricing model Freemium
Free trial
Open source
Self-hostable No
Public API No
Target audience B2B
Company size fit All
DPA available Yes
Data stored in EU Yes
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