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Elpaca vs Kingfisher

Both stand on plugins & extensions software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Kingfisher combines broad secret scanning with report formats, pre-commit hooks, and optional credential-response features. Provider API checks require authorization, and revocation is limited to supported workflows.

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The facts

	Elpaca	Kingfisher
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Mac, Windows	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	github.com	github.com
On plugins & extensions software	#6 of 22	#2 of 22

Elpaca: what it does well

Kingfisher: what it does well

Scans files, Git history, archives, databases, and cloud storage
Supports many developer-platform integrations
Exports reports in JSON, SARIF, HTML, and other formats
Pre-commit hooks can scan staged changes
Free and Apache-2.0 licensed

What to know first

Live validation and blast-radius checks make provider API requests
Revocation is opt-in and limited to supported provider workflows
Provider checks should only be used with authorization

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