# dvcs-ripper

dvcs-ripper is a Penetration Testing product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

Rip web accessible (distributed) version control systems: SVN, GIT, Mercurial/hg, bzr, ...

Checked October 2026.

## What is dvcs-ripper?

Rip web accessible (distributed) version control systems: SVN, GIT, Mercurial/hg, bzr, ... It can rip repositories even when directory browsing is turned off.
Make sure to position yourself in an empty directory where you want repositories to be downloaded/cloned.
Requirements:
- Perl
- Perl modules: required: LWP, IO::Socket::SSL
- For newer SVN: DBD::SQlite and DBI
- For faster GIT: Parallel::ForkManager, Redis and Algorithm::Combinatorics
- (D)VCS client of what you want to rip (cvs, svn, git, hg, bzr, ...)

Requirements on Debian/Ubuntu:
You can easily install perl requirements:
- sudo apt-get install perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libdbd-sqlite3-perl libclass-dbi-perl libio-all-lwp-perl

Optional requirements (faster git rip):
- sudo apt-get install libparallel-forkmanager-perl libredis-perl libalgorithm-combinatorics-perl

And if you need all clients supported:
- sudo apt-get install cvs subversion git bzr mercurial

Docker:
In case you just want the docker version, it is available at: https://github.com/kost/docker-webscan/tree/master/alpine-dvcs-ripper
Just say something like: docker run --rm -it -v /path/to/host/work:/work:rw k0st/alpine-dripper rip-git.pl -v -u http://www.example.org/.git

Tags: Red Team

## Quick facts

- Category: [Offensive Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security-testing) · [Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/categories/pentesting-tools)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 1,776
- Website: github.com

## dvcs-ripper FAQ

### What is dvcs-ripper?

dvcs-ripper is a product in the Penetration Testing category. It covers Red Team.

### What is the pricing for dvcs-ripper?

dvcs-ripper is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/kost/dvcs-ripper/.

### What are alternatives to dvcs-ripper?

Alternatives to dvcs-ripper listed on CybersecTools:

1. [FireCompass AI-powered Pen Testing](https://cybersectools.com/tools/firecompass-ai-powered-pen-testing) - AI-powered automated pen testing & continuous red teaming platform (Commercial)
2. [Cyver Pentest Management Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cyver-pentest-management-platform) - Pentest management platform for reporting, project mgmt & client collaboration (Commercial)
3. [Rapid7 Metasploit](https://cybersectools.com/tools/rapid7-metasploit) - Penetration testing software for simulating attacks and validating vulnerabilities (Commercial)
4. [Synack Sara](https://cybersectools.com/tools/synack-agentic-ai) - AI-powered autonomous penetration testing platform with multi-agent system (Commercial)
5. [ImmuniWeb® Continuous Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/tools/immuniwebr-continuous-penetration-testing) - Continuous pentesting service monitoring web apps & APIs for code changes (Commercial)

Compare all dvcs-ripper alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/dvcs-ripper](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/dvcs-ripper)

### What deployment and organization size does dvcs-ripper fit?

dvcs-ripper is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare dvcs-ripper with similar solutions

- [dvcs-ripper vs FireCompass AI-powered Pen Testing](https://cybersectools.com/compare/dvcs-ripper-vs-firecompass-ai-powered-pen-testing)
- [dvcs-ripper vs Cyver Pentest Management Platform](https://cybersectools.com/compare/cyver-pentest-management-platform-vs-dvcs-ripper)
- [dvcs-ripper vs Rapid7 Metasploit](https://cybersectools.com/compare/dvcs-ripper-vs-rapid7-metasploit)

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