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GitGuardian

Composite Score
8.6 /10
CX Score
9.0 /10
Category
GitGuardian
8.6 /10

What is GitGuardian?

Secure your software development lifecycle with enterprise-grade secrets detection. Eliminate blind spots with our automated, battle-tested detection engine.

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GitGuardian Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love GitGuardian?

0% Negative
4% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Trustworthy
  • Saves Time
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 77

Public Monitoring

84

Container Security Testing

83

Infra as Code Security

81

Secrets Detection

80

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

79

Honeytoken (intrusion detection)

79

Vulnerability Scanning

78

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

78

Exploitability

78

Risk Scoring

77

False Positive Remediation

77

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of IT Administration

82

Quality of Features

79

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Ease of Customization

79

Business Value Created

79

Ease of Data Integration

78

Usability and Intuitiveness

78

Ease of Implementation

78

Vendor Support

78

Breadth of Features

76

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

76

GitGuardian Reviews

Shannon G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

This is how it secures code at the source

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?

GitGuardian utilizes advanced pattern recognition and validation algorithms to reduce false positives while detecting over a hundred secrets – this is what I believe differentiates it from others. Also, it continuously monitors every leak and notifies whether the secrets are exposed or not.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like how GitGuard is extremely effective at catching hardcoded secrets, for example, in my case, API keys and credentials were caught in real-time across both public and private repositories. The firm, built-in integration is amazing and works perfectly. It not only finds out errors but also helps in resolving them with context-aware alerts, automated tickets, and triage flows.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is working great and maintaining everything very well. When I started using this tool, I realized that I was getting confused with too many options for integration, but after spending some time, I got used to using them efficiently.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend running a historical scan first to establish baseline risk, as scanning for the first time can surface years-old secrets, which is good for visibility, but can overwhelm the work.

Pros

  • Effective Service
  • Respectful
  • Client Friendly Policies
  • Acts with Integrity

Utkarsh M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Robust Data Protection Solution for Git Repository

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?

In terms of secret detection specifically, GitGuardian would be superior in terms of detectors and features. Firstly it lacks lots of detectors for secrets and validation of secrets, it doesn't have developer tools like CLI integrations and git-hooks it also is missing lots of remediation functionality. I could go on, however, this isn't really a fair fight because Defender is more than a secrets detection tool, its a CSPM tool with other security benefits and features.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

As I use it to improve myself in programming and software development, it helped me become aware of some possible vulnerabilities in my projects and in future client projects.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some time alarms are not correct but overall it's very good

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

1. Assess your data protection needs. 2. Explore GitGuardian's features. 3. Compare with alternatives. 4. Check compliance standards. 5. Take advantage of trials. 6. Evaluate customer support. 7. Look for user feedback. 8. Consider cost. 9. Assess implementation ease. 10. Check long-term viability.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Caring
  • Client Friendly Policies
  • Helps Innovate

Vaibhav S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Versatile and Easy to implement

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?

Easy Implementation, Interface and Excellent Security policy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Organized reporting and Alerts/vulnerabilities.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I didn't face any trouble till now.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Fully recommended for initial developers who is centralizing with security policy,

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity