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GitGuardian Overview

What is GitGuardian?

The new ways of building software create the necessity to support new vulnerabilities and new remediation workflows. These needs have emerged so abruptly that they have given rise to a young and highly fragmented DevSecOps tooling market. Solutions are specialized based on the type of vulnerabilities being addressed: SAST, DAST, IAST, RASP, SCA, Secrets Detection, Container Security, and Infrastructure as Code Security. However, the market is fragmented and tools are not well-integrated into the developers’ workflow. GitGuardian, founded in 2017 by Jérémy Thomas and Eric Fourrier, has emerged as the leader in secrets detection and is now focused on providing a holistic code security platform while enabling the Shared Responsibility Model of AppSec. The company has raised a $56M total investment to date. With more than 150K installs, GitGuardian is the n°1 security application on the GitHub Marketplace. Its enterprise-grade features truly enable AppSec and Development teams in a collaborative manner to deliver a secret-free code. Its detection engine is based on 350 detectors able to catch secrets in both public and private repositories and containers at every step of the CI/CD pipeline.

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Level up your code security with GitGuardian: Scan your Git Repos in Real-Time for Secrets ✔️ Free Trial ✔️ Used by 200k+ developers ✔️ Enterprise Software


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Year Founded
2017
HQ Location
Paris, Île-de-France
Twitter
@GitGuardian
6,177 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
164 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

GitGuardian is a cybersecurity startup solving the issue of secrets sprawling through source code, a widespread problem that leads to some credentials ending up in compromised places or even in the public space.


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Recent GitGuardian Reviews

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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Great application - saved my butt a few times"
It's proactive and helpful. Easy to use. Great app.
Saurabh R.
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Saurabh R.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Catch your secrets instantly"
The steps to integrate the GitGuardian with your version control like GitHub is really easy and also we can integrate it in local as well so that a...
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Beginner friendly"
As a novice, I stumbled upon GitGuardian and utilized it to protect sensitive data, particularly API keys and credentials, from accidental exposure...
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Saurabh R.
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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

The steps to integrate the GitGuardian with your version control like GitHub is really easy and also we can integrate it in local as well so that at the time of code commit if you have any secrets like API Keys, IAM Keys or PII etc.gets detected by GitGuardian and it doesn't allow you to commit the code until you remove it. This is very helpful feature of GitGuardian in day to day life of any developer or devops person. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

There are no cons as such to tell here, it went well so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

We wanted something which will block every developer or any other person in our organisation to commit any secrets or PII information which very sensitive for us. And this was solved by GitGuardian and we can now commit and push out code to repositories without any fear of exposing sensitive information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PRATYUSH S.
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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

GitGuardian is excellent at detecting sensitive information, such as API keys and credentials, in real-time across repositories. It integrates seamlessly with platforms like GitHub and provides timely alerts, which makes securing codebases easy and efficient. The dashboard is intuitive and helps track potential vulnerabilities effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

The main downside is that the frequent alerts can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially for large projects with many contributors. More fine-tuned control over alert settings could help reduce noise without compromising security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitGuardian helps us prevent sensitive data leaks by automatically scanning for exposed secrets such as API keys, credentials, and tokens in our repositories. This has significantly reduced the risk of security breaches and ensures compliance with security best practices, making our codebase much more secure. It saves us time by automating the process and provides peace of mind knowing that potential vulnerabilities are detected early. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aditya D.
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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

Automated scanning of my github repositories. It's quite easy to use and get started. No implementation struggle so it's easy to implement. I've not tried to contact the customer support but I like that it's available. It's easy to integrate as you just login to github to get started. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

The cost seems to be quite high. I do understand it's for businesses but it helped me identify a secret key I had left in for my college project. I tend not to use it much as a college student but it's cost does not seem valid to me i.e., low frequency of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it to indentify compromised secret keys although it has helped me, it could not detect a password for an email account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

GitGuardian does a fantastic job at what it’s meant to do—catching secret leaks in your code. I’ve been really impressed with how well it scans my repos and flags potential security issues. It’s definitely something that gives me peace of mind knowing my code is being looked after. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

There’s no option to exclude private repos from the scans, which feels a bit overkill for me. My private repos are just for my own projects, not shared with anyone, so I really don’t need them to be scanned. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitGuardian is solving the issue of accidentally exposing secrets like API keys and credentials in my code. It’s super helpful because it scans my repos automatically and catches things I might have missed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aniket P.
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Software Engineer
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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

Suppose we accidentally add any sensitive information e.g. secret keys/passwords to GitHub/GitLab during the file upload. In that case, GitGuardian sends an email indicating the potentially vulnerable secret data so that we can immediately fix it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

I don't find any downsides about GitGuardian as of now. Everything worked well for me as of now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Leakage of secret data / sensitive information potentially causes a risk to the end user. It may be a financial or business loss to the organization if secret data is accidentally visible to the people outside the organization. GitGuardian solves this issue by categorizing the risk into critical/major/minor categories. We benefit in terms of knowing the possible cause and we can take immediate action to remove any sensitive data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

As a novice, I stumbled upon GitGuardian and utilized it to protect sensitive data, particularly API keys and credentials, from accidental exposure. The tool continuously scans all repositories, including those that are private, in real time, which has been a source of confidence for me. The application is very user-friendly, and alarm bells are raised instantly when any threat is detected. I also appreciate that it does not interrupt my workflow, but rather enhances it by managing to integrate itself within my Git operations so that I devote more time towards coding rather than worrying about managing secrets. Customer support immediately responds with a valid mail about user having lost their confidential information online. This creates ease of implementation for a new member to the github community understanding what to and what not to disclose online. GitGuardian automatically gets active when a potential confidential information is leaked, making it the best among all other security methods. And no matter how many times does somebody repeat a mistake, GitGuardian always has their back which although makes frequency of use more but in the longer run teaches the end user something new each time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

GitGuardian has many great functionalities for its users, but one drawback that I found is that some alerts tend to be over sensitive making them pick harmless things that do not require any action. This may be overwhelming especially for the newbie users, who are not yet clear with what a real threat entails. Furthermore, the usability of the software could be enhanced by making alert navigation as well as management easier. Nonetheless, these aspects are only a small fraction compared to the overall functionality commercialized, overall this creates easy environment for learners to protect their data whatsoever reevaluating confidential stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Anything related to keeping possibly confidential things private, if accidentally leaked on github, is taken care by gitguardian. This in itself is a huge feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sérgio S.
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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

I love how GitGuardian helps me keep our repositories secure by scanning for exposed secrets and sensitive information. Its advanced monitoring capabilities ensure that any potential vulnerabilities are swiftly detected and addressed. The ease of integration into our existing workflows makes it a seamless addition to our development process. Plus, the real-time alerts and comprehensive reporting give me peace of mind knowing that our code and data are well protected. Overall, GitGuardian is an invaluable tool in maintaining the security and integrity of our projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

As much as I appreciate GitGuardian's security features, I find the user interface a bit challenging to navigate at times. It could benefit from some streamlining to make the experience more intuitive. Additionally, it would be helpful to have the option to remove commits directly within the platform, rather than having to resort to external tools or commands. Despite these minor inconveniences, GitGuardian remains a crucial asset in safeguarding our repositories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitGuardian solves the critical issue of securing sensitive information and secrets within our code repositories. By scanning for exposed credentials, API keys, and other confidential data, it helps prevent potential security breaches and data leaks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

It's proactive and helpful. Easy to use. Great app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

would it be possible for gitguardian to fix my repo, at my request, to remove secrets from my repo (including commit history in which secrets were inadvertently commited)? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have accidentally committed secret tokens to git a couple of times. It caught the issue and made me aware. It's been a while, though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Loris G.
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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

It's very easy to set up and use, it returns informative, detailed, and actionable findings on secrets, enables us to filter irrelevant findings easily, it's two clicks integration with GitHub, have a fairly swift support and quick alerting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

A bit of tinkering is needed to set it up so you don't get delivered false positives, but initial setup is expected, so not sure if it's even a downside. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps detect secrets that might have been missed in previous iterations of the code, prevent devs from leaving secrets within the code (timely warning before deployment so we can review), distills segments of the code that are acceptable for public exposure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeovani A.
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What do you like best about GitGuardian?

Beautiful UI, Ease to use, very fast in finding secrets in code repositories, it took less than one minute to receive an email after some commits in a new branch I was working last week =) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitGuardian?

It's not a dislike, but I have a sugestion: I haven't studied a lot about gitguardian yet, but I think that it could have an automatic correction tool for hiding the secrets it finds in our repositories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitGuardian solving and how is that benefiting you?

I still haven't studied many things in gitguardian, but it's amazing to have an automatic repository reviewer to find secrets exposed, I am now planning to study other features so I can take the next level on my code security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.