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Digital Guardian vs GitGuardian Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.5
Digital Guardian improved data protection, reduced breach risks, ensured compliance, saved money, and enhanced security and operational efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.1
GitGuardian Platform offers financial benefits by enhancing security, automating detection, and saving resources, with annual savings around $20,000.
The majority of our incidents for critical detectors and important secret types are remediated automatically or proactively by developers through GitGuardian's notification system, without security team involvement.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
Digital Guardian offers 24/7 global customer support with quick issue resolution, though some users face delays and varying service quality.
Sentiment score
8.2
GitGuardian Platform's support is highly rated for responsiveness, effectiveness, and approachable communication, with scores from eight to ten.
I would rate their technical support a nine out of ten.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Digital Guardian is scalable, handling hundreds to thousands of users efficiently, with unified server management and straightforward licensing.
Sentiment score
7.8
GitGuardian Platform efficiently manages large deployments, ensuring security integration, though some users desire improvements in scalability and provisioning.
In terms of scalability, I would rate it around a ten out of ten, as it handles all the repositories and commit activity we have.
I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability.
Currently, what GitGuardian Platform is doing works effectively.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Digital Guardian is reliable and performs well, though some users face challenges with agent stability requiring regular updates and support.
Sentiment score
8.3
GitGuardian Platform is stable and reliable, with consistent performance, effective support, and minor downtime issues efficiently managed.
We also run a self-hosted cluster which has not experienced these issues, though we've faced some challenges upgrading Kubernetes that required support assistance to prevent internal downtime.
We set up a lot of the repository, so GitGuardian is a required check.
 

Room For Improvement

Digital Guardian needs better Linux/Mac support, stability, compatibility updates, multilingual dictionaries, pre-sales support, partner program, and technical support.
GitGuardian Platform needs better customization, integration, automation, reporting, access controls, mobile app, and analytics for user satisfaction.
The self-healing activity by developers isn't reflected in the analytics, requiring us to collect this data ourselves.
We are looking for better metrics and audit data, wanting more features such as knowing which users are creating the most secrets or committing the most secrets, what repository, what directory, and who is not checking in secrets.
It would be helpful to see which GitHub users have or do not have the pre-push hook capability turned on.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find GitGuardian Platform offers good value with comprehensive security features, though some view it as slightly expensive.
Overall, the secret detection sector is expensive, but we are happy with the value we get.
It's fairly priced, as it performs a lot of analysis and is a valuable tool.
 

Valuable Features

Digital Guardian excels in data protection, boasting extensive features, stability, scalability, ease of setup, and high user satisfaction.
GitGuardian Platform provides automatic secrets detection and integration tools for efficient incident management and agile collaboration across development environments.
GitGuardian Platform performs the capability to detect secrets in real time exceptionally, as it activates from the commit and can detect it immediately.
This results in issues being resolved within minutes, saving significant effort from the security team in tracking down or communicating with developers.
One of the best features of the solution is the ability to use pre-push hooks.
 

Categories and Ranking

Digital Guardian
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
13th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Encryption (8th), Mobile Data Protection (6th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (24th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (41st)
GitGuardian Platform
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
9th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (13th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (9th), Software Supply Chain Security (6th), DevSecOps (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Digital Guardian is 3.4%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitGuardian Platform is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

Sandeep Jopat - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly customizable, helpful support, and multiple modules available
Digital Guardian is generally considered stable, with its robust data loss prevention capabilities being highly valued by organizations. However, as with any complex software solution, there may be occasional challenges in terms of compatibility with certain operating systems or applications. In such cases, it may be necessary to modify settings or entries within Digital Guardian to ensure optimal performance. Overall, Digital Guardian is a stable solution that can be highly customized to meet the specific needs and requirements of organizations. As with any software solution, regular maintenance and support from a team of experts is necessary to ensure optimal performance and stability.
Joan Ging - PeerSpot reviewer
It dramatically improved our ability to detect secrets, saved us time, and reduced our mean time to remediation
While they do offer some basic reporting, more comprehensive reporting would be beneficial in the long run. This would allow me to demonstrate the value of the product over time to continue to effectively budget for this subscription, especially as they add features that may come at an additional cost. I appreciate the improvements made to reporting over the past year, but continued development in this area will be appreciated. We have encountered occasional difficulties with the Single Sign-On process. There is room for improvement in its current implementation. It works, but was not quite as smooth as the rest of the GitGuardian experience.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
23%
Government
15%
Media Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Digital Guardian?
I like the solution's adaptive inspection and container inspection.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Digital Guardian?
Technical support is included in the subscription package. But if, during the subscription, our clients want to include the professional services of a Digital Guardian engineer, the price changes. ...
What needs improvement with Digital Guardian?
If the client uses Windows 10 or 11 and Microsoft updates the operating system's version, Digital Guardian must update their product to match compatibility.
What do you like most about GitGuardian Internal Monitoring ?
It's also worth mentioning that GitGuardian is unique because they have a free tier that we've been using for the first twelve months. It provides full functionality for smaller teams. We're a smal...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitGuardian Internal Monitoring ?
It's fairly priced, as it performs a lot of analysis and is a valuable tool.
What needs improvement with GitGuardian Internal Monitoring ?
We'd love to see notification updates in Slack, as the system does not provide feedback on updates to incidents, which can be problematic when developers resolve issues. ie. if a developer commits ...
 

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GitGuardian Internal Monitoring
 

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Sample Customers

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