Gitleaks vs Snyk Code: side-by-side comparison (2026)
Gitleaks is a free secrets detection solution. Snyk Code is a commercial static application security testing solution by Snyk. Features, integrations, deployment and the company behind each one, side by side.
Our take
What our shortlists say about the one we picked.
- Snyk Code
Best for: Teams wanting scanning inside the IDE and pull requests
It earns a place because it scans without a build, in seconds to minutes, so the check fits inside the developer's own loop and not a nightly job. That suits teams of any size where developers own their fixes. If source code privacy is a hard rule for you, ask exactly where your code is processed, since it runs as a cloud service.
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Reviewed by Nika (Nikoloz) Kokhreidze.
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Gitleaks is a SAST tool for detecting and preventing hardcoded secrets in git repos.
AI-powered SAST tool that finds and auto-fixes code vulnerabilities in real-time
Side-by-side comparison
Feature
Gitleaks
Snyk Code
Pricing model
Free
Commercial
Category
Secrets Detection
Static Application Security Testing
Deployment and fit
Deployment type
On-Premises
Cloud
Company size fit
Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
Open source
GitHub stars
23,170
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Last commit
Aug 2025
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Company
Company
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Snyk
Use cases and capabilities
Passwords
Yes
No
SAST
Yes
Yes
Secret Detection
Yes
No
DevSecOps
No
Yes
Source Code Analysis
No
Yes
Core features
No features listed
10 features listed
Integrations
No integrations listed
9 integrations listed
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