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ggshield vs Gitleaks
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | ggshield | Gitleaks |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Go |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 2k | 30k |
| Latest | v1.56.0 | v8.30.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-09-30 |
| Release cadence | about 25 days between releases | about 61 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 15 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
ggshield replaces Gitleaks. Alternatives to Gitleaks →
PartialScans for secrets in commits and pre-commit hooks, with detection that needs a GitGuardian account.
ggshield
- v1.56.02026-10-151.56.0
- v1.56.0rc12026-10-151.56.0rc1pre-release
- v1.55.02026-09-241.55.0
- v1.55.0rc12026-09-241.55.0rc1pre-release
- v1.54.02026-08-261.54.0
Gitleaks
- v8.30.12026-03-2183d9cd684c87d95d656c1458ef04895a7f1cbd8e update goreleaser
- v8.30.02025-11-266eaad03 0 to 5 - notes on recursive decoding (#1994)
- v8.29.12025-11-19fb5d707 thats a paddlin
- v8.29.02025-11-04ed65b65 Add trace log for skipped archive file when not enabled (#1961)
- v8.28.02025-07-204fb4382 cant count
ggshield
unsigned The latest release, v1.56.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Gitleaks
unsigned The latest release, v8.30.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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