Tech riderRev. 22 Sept 2026
Betterleaks
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Supported VCSGit, GitHub, GitLab
- 4CI/CD scanningYes
- 5Pre-commit scanningYes
- 6Pull-request scanningYes
- 7Custom detection rulesYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: betterleaks.com
Overview
Betterleaks is ranked #12 of 23 in secrets scanning software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.
Compared on secrets scanning software
- Free plan
- Yesbetterleaks.com
- Supported VCS
- Git, GitHub, GitLabbetterleaks.com
- CI/CD scanning
- Yesbetterleaks.com
- Pre-commit scanning
- Yesbetterleaks.com
- Pull-request scanning
- Yesbetterleaks.com
- Custom detection rules
- Yesbetterleaks.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Betterleaks scans for leaked secrets such as API keys and credentials.betterleaks.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Detection
- Its configurable detection and filtering engine uses context to reduce false positives.betterleaks.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Validation
- It can check whether detected credentials are active through asynchronous HTTP requests defined in rules.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Analysis
- It can enrich valid credentials with identity, account, capability, and severity information.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Sources
- Supported sources include GitHub, GitLab, Hugging Face, and S3.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Other inputs
- It can scan files, Git repositories, URLs, and piped input.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project provides Homebrew, Fedora, Docker, Go installation, and source build options.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Embedding
- Betterleaks can be embedded as a Go library.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is MIT licensed.betterleaks.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Security limit
- Credential validation is disabled by default and requires enabling it.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Revocation
- Rules may support credential revocation, but scans do not run revocation.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes use in developer workflows, CI pipelines, security products, and AI agents.betterleaks.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Prioritization
- The project lists prioritization by confidence, validation status, and analyzed severity scores as a feature.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Credential analysis
- Betterleaks can enrich valid credentials with identity, account, capability, and severity information.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Install options
- The project documents installation through Homebrew, Fedora's package manager, Docker, Go, or building from source.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Local use
- The documented commands scan local filesystems and Git repositories, as well as remote sources.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- SDK
- Betterleaks can be embedded as a Go library.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Default network behavior
- Scans detect secrets without making credential-provider requests by default; validation and analysis can be enabled.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Custom rules
- Users can define contextual filtering, validation, and analysis logic in the configuration.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project names Aikido Security and MegaLinter among organizations and projects that use Betterleaks; MegaLinter ships it out of the box.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The opened maker pages do not state a paid plan or subscription price.betterleaks.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- betterleaks.com· checked 3 Oct 2026
- github.com/betterleaks/betterleaks· checked 3 Oct 2026