
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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89 Likeliness to Recommend
94 Plan to Renew
75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+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?
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Saves Time
- Respectful
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Public Monitoring
Container Security Testing
Infra as Code Security
Secrets Detection
Honeytoken (intrusion detection)
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Exploitability
Risk Scoring
Vulnerability Scanning
False Positive Remediation
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Data Integration
Business Value Created
Vendor Support
Breadth of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
GitGuardian Reviews

Amisha S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2024
Effective Security Tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?
Git guardian provides excellent features to integrate our system and allows us to easily moniter and track the progress of our projects this differentiates it from others
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its integration with popular CI/CD tools and comprehensive dashboard makes it easy to manage and remediate issues. The focus on developer-centric security aligns well with modern DevOps practices, enhancing overall code security.
What do you dislike most about this product?
GitGuardian's main drawback is its occasional false positives, which can be time-consuming to review.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It will facilitate easy tracking and monitoring of your projects purchase this without hesitating
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features

Gaurang S.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Electronics
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2024
User interface is very friendly
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?
Productivity
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Quality and quantity
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing much
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Quality is good
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity

yashita y.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2024
Amazing product.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?
Unique content and security
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
GitGuardian's focus on secrets detection, real-time monitoring, automated remediation, comprehensive coverage, ease of use, compliance, and collaboration makes it a valuable tool for enhancing the security of code repositories.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing as such.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
GitGuardian can be a valuable addition to your organization's security toolkit, particularly if you prioritize secrets detection and code repository security.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity