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GitGuardian

Composite Score
8.6 /10
CX Score
9.0 /10
Category
GitGuardian
8.6 /10

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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GitGuardian Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+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?

0% Negative
4% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Trustworthy
  • Saves Time
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Container Security Testing

82

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

78

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

78

Risk Scoring

77

Vulnerability Scanning

77

False Positive Remediation

76

Automated Workflow

76

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

75

Policy Engine and Enforcements

74

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of IT Administration

82

Quality of Features

80

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Ease of Customization

79

Ease of Implementation

78

Business Value Created

78

Usability and Intuitiveness

78

Vendor Support

77

Ease of Data Integration

77

Breadth of Features

77

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

76

GitGuardian Reviews

Prachi D.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Great for beginners in Software Development

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

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
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Excellent value add to public projects

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Proactive security for developers

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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