GitGuardian vs Veracode

Free tier available

Quote on request

Free tier covers small teams entirely; business pricing is quote-based per developer.

Enterprise annual subscriptions priced by application count and scan types.

Free for individuals and teams up to 25 developers.

No free tier.

Widely used

GitGuardian · since 2017

Widely used

Veracode · since 2006

• Validity checking distinguishes a live credential from a revoked one, which transforms triage priority.
• Scans full commit history, where most leaked secrets actually live.
• Free for teams up to 25 developers.

• Binary scanning works on third-party and supplier software where source is unavailable.
• Policy engine and attestation reports satisfy regulated procurement directly.
• Managed service model suits organisations without a security engineering team.

• Secrets scanning only — not a general security platform.
• Historical scans on old repositories produce a large initial backlog.
• Requires repository access, which needs a security review of its own.

• Slow feedback compared with developer-first tools — poor fit for per-commit scanning.
• Expensive per application.
• Developer experience lags Snyk and Semgrep considerably.

Any organisation with more than a handful of repositories and no secrets scanning today.

Regulated enterprises needing formal security attestation, including for supplier software.