GitGuardian Customer Reviews 2026 | Application Security Testing

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GitGuardian

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

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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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

75 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.

+97 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

3% Neutral

97% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Saves Time
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

100

Mobile Application Security Testing

Container Security Testing

Public Monitoring

Infra as Code Security

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

Honeytoken (intrusion detection)

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Secrets Detection

Vulnerability Scanning

False Positive Remediation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

GitGuardian Reviews

Michael A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?

GitGuardian might emphasize its seamless integration into existing developer workflows, minimizing disruption or additional steps for developers.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

GitGuardian aims to integrate seamlessly into developers' workflows, minimizing disruption or hindrance to their development process.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If your main concern is securing private code repositories, GitGuardian might not be the most suitable solution.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

GitGuardian can handle a significant volume of code, making it suitable for larger organizations.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Adedoyinsola O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

It’ certainly hits the mark when I make mistakes.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates GitGuardian from other similar products?

Efficiency and ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It’s extremely fast

What do you dislike most about this product?

It should be more effective

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It’s definitely what you are looking for

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Deepak S.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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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

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GitGuardian Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love GitGuardian?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Analyzes applications while in runtime to identify potential security vulnerabilities, using automated or human interactions.

Mobile Application Security Testing Analyzes mobile apps and/or APIs to identify security vulnerabilities.

Container Security Testing Analyzes application containers to identify security vulnerabilities.

Public Monitoring Monitor your extended attack surface on public GitHub (open-source and personal repositories included) for secrets and sensitive data leaks.

Infra as Code Security Find and fix Infrastructure as Code security misconfigurations before they reach the Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in Provides plug-ins or other means to integrate directly into popular Integrated Development Environments (IDEs).

Honeytoken (intrusion detection) Detect the early signs of intrusion in every corner of the software supply chain (code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, developer endpoints)

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Analyzes libraries and other components of an application to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Secrets Detection Detect and remediate exposed secrets (API tokens, database URLs, encryption keys…) at every step of the Software Development Lifecycle.

Vulnerability Scanning Identify security vulnerabilities in applications and middleware.

False Positive Remediation Resolves false positives using either human curators and/or machine-enabled algorithms.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

GitGuardian Reviews

Michael A.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Adedoyinsola O.

It’ certainly hits the mark when I make mistakes.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Deepak S.

Proactive security for developers

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Mobile Application Security Testing

Container Security Testing

Public Monitoring

Infra as Code Security

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

Honeytoken (intrusion detection)

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Secrets Detection

Vulnerability Scanning

False Positive Remediation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement