No. 13 of 23 ·Secrets Scanning Software

Betterleaks

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.6

Betterleaks is ranked #13 of 23 in secrets scanning software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.

Compared on secrets scanning software

Purpose: Betterleaks scans for leaked secrets such as API keys and credentials.
Detection: Its configurable detection and filtering engine uses context to reduce false positives.
Validation: It can check whether detected credentials are active through asynchronous HTTP requests defined in rules.
Analysis: It can enrich valid credentials with identity, account, capability, and severity information.
Sources: Supported sources include GitHub, GitLab, Hugging Face, and S3.
Other inputs: It can scan files, Git repositories, URLs, and piped input.
Distribution: The project provides Homebrew, Fedora, Docker, Go installation, and source build options.
Embedding: Betterleaks can be embedded as a Go library.
License: The project is MIT licensed.
Security limit: Credential validation is disabled by default and requires enabling it.
Revocation: Rules may support credential revocation, but scans do not run revocation.
Intended users: The project describes use in developer workflows, CI pipelines, security products, and AI agents.
Prioritization: The project lists prioritization by confidence, validation status, and analyzed severity scores as a feature.
Credential analysis: Betterleaks can enrich valid credentials with identity, account, capability, and severity information.

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