COMPARISON · GITGUARDIAN
vibecheck vs GitGuardian
GitGuardian is the gold standard for scanning git history and CI pipelines for leaked credentials. vibecheck uses the same underlying secrets engine (Gitleaks) and goes further — catching the AI-code patterns GitGuardian doesn't cover: open database tables, unauthenticated API routes, and supply chain risks from AI-generated dependency configs.
The short version
GitGuardian is genuinely excellent at what it does: monitoring every commit across your organisation for leaked API keys, tokens, and credentials. It's built for a DevSecOps team that wants continuous secrets monitoring baked into the pipeline.
But a leaked secret is only one of many ways an AI-generated app can expose user data. vibecheck is the broader pre-deploy check: secrets in source (via Gitleaks, the same engine GitGuardian uses), plus Supabase RLS policies, unauthenticated API routes, supply chain risks, and 50+ custom checks written for the patterns Cursor, Lovable, and Bolt generate.
For a solo dev shipping tonight, vibecheck is the single scan that covers everything. For a large org that already has vibecheck-equivalent coverage and wants continuous secrets monitoring across 50 repos — GitGuardian is worth looking at.
Side by side
| vibecheck | GitGuardian | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Solo devs shipping AI-coded apps — full pre-deploy check | DevSecOps teams monitoring secrets across git history and CI |
| Secrets in source | Yes — Gitleaks scans for 150+ secret types in every file | Yes — industry-leading, deep git history scanning |
| Secrets in git history | Yes — Gitleaks covers committed history | Yes — GitGuardian's core strength |
| Database access control | Yes — Supabase RLS disabled, service_role key in client | No — not in scope |
| Unauthenticated routes | Yes — custom check on all app/api/** routes | No — not in scope |
| AI-code specific checks | Yes — built for Cursor/Lovable/Bolt/Replit/v0 patterns | No — generic secrets scanning |
| Supply chain checks | Yes — malicious postinstall, obfuscated deps, Actions | No — not in scope |
| Free tier | Free for 2 repos, unlimited scans | Free for public repos, limited for private |
| Paid pricing | Solo £12/mo · Indie Stack £27/mo — flat, no seats | Seat-based, scales to enterprise |
Why vibecheck covers the AI-code gap
Secrets are only the start.
AI coding tools frequently hardcode credentials — vibecheck catches those with Gitleaks. But they also leave Supabase tables with no row-level security, API routes with no auth check, and error handlers that leak stack traces to the client. GitGuardian doesn't scan for any of that.
The AI-specific checks don't exist elsewhere.
vibecheck's custom check suite looks for "ignore previous instructions" injected into CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md, secrets interpolated into LLM prompt strings, and MCP server configs that execute shell commands on startup. These are novel attack surfaces that traditional scanners weren't built for.
One scan, not a pipeline integration.
GitGuardian is designed for continuous monitoring in a CI/CD pipeline. vibecheck is a single pre-deploy check you run like a linter — paste the repo, get a report, ship with confidence.
When GitGuardian is the right call
If you're running a large engineering org and need continuous, real-time monitoring of every commit across dozens of repos for credential leaks — GitGuardian is mature and excellent. For a solo dev or small team shipping an AI-generated app and wanting a comprehensive pre-deploy check, vibecheck covers more ground in a single scan.
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