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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90 Likeliness to Recommend
93 Plan to Renew
74 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
Container Security Testing
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Risk Scoring
Vulnerability Scanning
False Positive Remediation
Automated Workflow
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Policy Engine and Enforcements
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Customization
Ease of Implementation
Business Value Created
Usability and Intuitiveness
Vendor Support
Ease of Data Integration
Breadth of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
GitGuardian Reviews
Prachi D.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2024
Great for beginners in Software Development
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?
It integrates with Git so I can see who wrote the commit. The fact that I've made mistakes where I've exposed API keys a couple of times, and immediately got an email by git guardian saying that I've exposed a secret.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It continuously scans code repositories in real-time, it has really helped me to detect potential security threats before they escalate into data breaches.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I have not found anything that I don't like as yet.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Its best in market.
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Respectful
- Fair
- Generous Negotitation
Chris B.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2024
Excellent value add to public projects
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?
I'm aware of similar products, but none with the same freemium model
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
GitGaurdian makes it easy to review potential security risks in large scale projects with multiple contributors. Activating was as easy as using my GitHub login.
What do you dislike most about this product?
There are sometimes false alarms, but I would much prefer that than a false negative
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Outsourcing security monitoring in this manner is much cheaper than the alternative of in-house mistakes
Pros
- Security Protects
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Performance Enhancing
Deepak S.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2024
Proactive security for developers
Likeliness to Recommend
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
One notable aspect of GitGuardian is its ability to provide proactive security measures for developers, helping prevent data breaches before they occur.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I really like everything about the product but some people I have talked with regarding GitGuardian find it's pricing structure or the learning curve for setting it up to be challenging.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity