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ggshield vs Gitleaks: catalog facts
ggshield	Gitleaks
Free The CLI is free and open source.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Detects and validates over 500 secret types Works as a pre-commit hook, GitHub Action or CLI	It checks full commit history rather than just the working tree, and runs as a pre-commit hook or…
Tied to the GitGuardian service Command-line only	The author has declared it feature complete with security patches only, and regex detection produces both false…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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