--- title: "ShipSafe vs GitGuardian: Secrets Only vs the Whole Hole (2026) | ShipSafe" description: "GitGuardian is the best in the world at catching leaked secrets. But a hardcoded key is one of several ways an AI-built app gets owned. ShipSafe covers secrets and logic. Free scan." doc_version: 2026-09-17 last_updated: 2026-09-17T12:57:39.657Z canonical: https://ship-safe.co/vs/gitguardian --- # ShipSafe vs GitGuardian: Secrets Only vs the Whole Hole (2026) | ShipSafe Secrets only vs. the whole hole # ShipSafe vsGitGuardian GitGuardian is the best in the world at catching leaked secrets in your repo. But ShipSafe scans your **deployed app**: live keys shipped in the JS bundle that a source scan never sees, plus the logic bugs a secrets scanner misses. Run our CLI on your own machine and it goes further still — one read-only call proves a key actually works. [Scan My App Free](https://ship-safe.co/scan)[See pricing](https://ship-safe.co/pricing) Free scan2 minutesNo card needed The trade-off ## The honest version GitGuardian is the category leader in secrets detection. It recognizes 420+ secret types across GitHub, GitLab, CI, Slack, Jira, and more, with push protection and remediation workflows. If a key, token, or credential lands somewhere it shouldn't, GitGuardian catches it. ShipSafe checks for hardcoded secrets too, but GitGuardian's depth here is unmatched. The limitation is scope, by design: GitGuardian finds secrets. It doesn't reason about whether your `/api/invoices/43` route checks ownership, whether an auth condition is inverted, or whether your admin check only exists in React. Those are the bugs that most often sink an AI-built app. ShipSafe covers secrets and the logic. Paste a GitHub URL and we read your source for IDOR, broken auth, and missing ownership checks alongside hardcoded keys — in plain English with a fix. Side by side ## ShipSafe vs GitGuardian, side by side ShipSafe GitGuardian Secrets detection depth ShipSafeYes — hardcoded keys & secrets in your source GitGuardianBest-in-class — 420+ types across many tools Finds logic-level auth bugs ShipSafeIDOR, inverted auth, missing ownership checks GitGuardianOut of scope — secrets only Who it's built for ShipSafeSolo founders, no security background GitGuardianSecurity & platform teams Setup ShipSafePaste a GitHub URL · \~2 min GitGuardianConnect VCS/CI/SaaS sources, configure policies Output ShipSafePlain English + copy-paste AI Fix Prompt GitGuardianSecret alerts + remediation workflow Tuned for AI-generated code ShipSafeLogic bugs + secrets, for AI-tool output GitGuardianSecrets across the whole SDLC Pricing model ShipSafeFlat $0–$49/mo, self-serve GitGuardianFree under 25 devs; per-developer above Secrets in the deployed JS bundle ShipSafeScans your live app's shipped JavaScript for keys the browser can see GitGuardianRepo & source only: a deployed bundle leak slips by Proves a leaked key is actually live ShipSafeFinds it in your shipped bundle; run the CLI on your own machine and one read-only call to the provider confirms LIVE vs revoked (OpenAI, Stripe, GitHub, SendGrid, Slack) GitGuardianDetects & can auto-rotate, but reports the pattern High-entropy keys in minified code ShipSafeCatches random-named consts & Supabase service-role JWTs keyword rules miss GitGuardian420+ curated detectors, tuned for source not minified Secrets buried in git history ShipSafeFinds keys committed then deleted but still recoverable GitGuardianBest-in-class: full git-history & real-time monitoring ### Where GitGuardian is the right call - Your top worry is leaked credentials across many repos and developer tools. - You want push protection to block secrets before they're committed. - You need to monitor Slack, Jira, CI, and many VCS providers for exposure. - You're managing non-human identities and secrets at org scale. ### Where it leaves a solo founder exposed - Secrets are one risk; IDOR, broken auth, and missing ownership checks are invisible to a secrets scanner. - An app with zero leaked keys can still let any user read everyone's data. - It's a security-team tool with per-developer pricing above 25 devs. - No plain-English 'what an attacker can do' or copy-paste logic fix. - A clean repo can still ship a live key in the deployed JS bundle, and that leak lives only in the browser artifact, not the source GitGuardian scans. - It flags a secret by pattern; it doesn't call the provider to prove the key still works, so you can't tell a dead key from a five-alarm fire. ## Frequently Asked Questions ![](https://ship-safe.co/_next/image?url=%2Fmascot%2Fbosun-charts.jpg&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_B64LUhPa4FTU7hTxjFrJpnJVmCTs) Does GitGuardian find IDOR or broken auth? No — GitGuardian specializes in secrets detection. Logic bugs like IDOR or an inverted auth check are a different category entirely. ShipSafe covers both secrets and logic in one scan. Is GitGuardian free? It's free for teams under 25 developers and for public repos, then per-developer for private and enterprise use. ShipSafe's free scan covers secrets and logic with no per-seat cost. Should I use both? If secrets sprawl across many repos and tools is a real concern, GitGuardian is the specialist. For a single AI-built app, ShipSafe catches the hardcoded keys and the logic bugs together. Does ShipSafe detect secrets? Yes — hardcoded API keys and secrets are part of every scan, alongside auth and logic findings. For deep, org-wide secrets monitoring, GitGuardian goes further. ## Zero leaked keys isn't a safe app Secrets are one hole. Paste your GitHub URL and find the rest — IDOR, broken auth, and more — in plain English. 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