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| Metric | Gitleaks | TruffleHog | detect-secrets | ggshield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 30.9k | 29k | 4.7k | 2k |
| Weekly downloads | n/a | n/a | 2.6M | 55.9k |
| Download growth | n/a | n/a | +35% | +32% |
| Popularity score | 82/100 | 81/100 | 73/100 | 59/100 |
| Forks | 2.4k | 2.7k | 579 | 221 |
| Open issues | 537 | 601 | 193 | 57 |
| Last commit | 2w ago | 6d ago | 7mo ago | 1d ago |
| Latest version | n/a | n/a | 1.5.0May 6, 2024 | 1.56.1Oct 26, 2026 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| First released | 2018 | 2016 | 2017 | 2020 |
| Signals | Popular | Popular | None | None |
| Listed in | Security & Identity › Secret scanning | Security & Identity › Secret scanning | Security & Identity › Secret scanning | Security & Identity › Secret scanning |
Hover for exact values; switch to log scale for tools of very different sizes. Not shown (no comparable download data): Gitleaks, TruffleHog.