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GitGuardian Platform vs Trellix DLP 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
7.2
GitGuardian Platform saves time and costs by automating security, boosting productivity, and integrating with existing workflows efficiently.
Sentiment score
8.0
Trellix DLP offers enhanced security, significant cost savings, 20% ROI, and increased popularity due to its McAfee transition.
I can certainly say that we have saved significant time and resources in terms of people and automation.
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.
The benefits our customers see from using Trellix DLP include cost reduction, given its competitive pricing in India.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
GitGuardian Platform's support is highly praised for responsiveness, effectiveness, and friendly service, complementing its intuitive design.
Sentiment score
6.5
Trellix DLP support is generally satisfactory but affected by rebranding issues, regional variations, and delays, especially during night hours.
I would rate their technical support a nine out of ten.
I would rate the technical support as excellent.
We received prompt technical support and remote sessions when necessary.
Trellix's technical support deserves a perfect rating, and I would rate it ten out of ten compared to other solutions.
The support from both the vendor and Trellix is excellent.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
GitGuardian Platform is efficient, scalable, and adaptable, with quick deployment, flexible models, and responsive issue monitoring for companies.
Sentiment score
7.7
Trellix DLP is scalable and adaptable, favored in cloud and on-premises setups for growing infrastructure needs.
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.
Trellix DLP is very scalable, especially with the cloud version as everything is managed in the cloud.
It's a bit of a fallback, and I know they are working on improving scalability.
I would rate the scalability of Trellix DLP between eight to nine out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
GitGuardian Platform is praised for reliability, efficiency, and ease of use, with high stability and minimal maintenance required.
Sentiment score
8.0
Trellix DLP is stable on Windows but faces inconsistencies on Mac OS; cloud provisioning minimizes concerns.
We set up a lot of the repository, so GitGuardian is a required check.
The SaaS platform has experienced two significant moments of downtime or instability in the last six months, requiring notices and retrospectives.
I would rate the stability of the GitGuardian Platform as excellent with no downtimes.
With the move to cloud provisioning, that is not a big problem anymore due to scalability on Trellix's side.
The agents are the main issue as they can behave inconsistently across different versions of operating systems.
Product stability is not a major concern; I would rate it 99% stable.
 

Room For Improvement

GitGuardian users desire enhanced customization, integration, usability, automation, and comprehensive features including reporting, analytics, and mobile support.
Trellix DLP requires better support, enhanced UI, compatibility, cloud integration, machine learning, and efficient policy application.
Another thing that would be good to see is some more metrics on the usage of the GitGuardian pre-push hooks.
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.
Having someone within a region who understands the countries and how they approach data and information security is sometimes where the problem lies.
Improved compatibility with Mac OS is needed due to ineffective policy applications.
The product also faces challenges with high CPU and memory utilization, impacting endpoint performance.
 

Setup Cost

GitGuardian Platform offers competitive pricing valued for cost-effectiveness and security, especially for small to medium-sized teams.
Trellix DLP pricing is user-dependent, device-based, and considered reasonable, but can be high due to currency conversion.
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.
It used to be in the middle, tending towards the high end, especially in South Africa, where we need to convert from dollars to rands, making things very expensive quickly.
The solution is currently affordable and not considered expensive.
 

Valuable Features

GitGuardian Platform excels in detecting secrets with high accuracy, real-time alerts, and broad integration, minimizing false positives.
Trellix DLP offers advanced data protection with templates, centralized management, comprehensive security features, and compliance tools, enhancing system management.
One of the best features of the solution is the ability to use pre-push hooks.
A high number of our exposures are remediated by developers before security needs to step in, as the self-healing playbook process engages them automatically.
GitGuardian Platform performs the capability to detect secrets in real time exceptionally, as it activates from the commit and can detect it immediately.
Trellix products are manageable through a centralized control center, meeting requirements from frameworks like PCI DSS.
Additionally, it supports integration with third-party solutions and agents, providing a versatile and user-friendly management experience.
These features are very useful for protecting company confidential data from being copied to another remote location or other sites.
 

Categories and Ranking

GitGuardian Platform
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (8th), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (4th), Software Supply Chain Security (4th), DevSecOps (3rd)
Trellix DLP
Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of GitGuardian Platform is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix DLP is 5.2%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
 

Featured Reviews

Ney Roman - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates efficient secret management and improves development processes
Regarding the exceptions in GitGuardian Platform, we know that within the platform we have a way to accept a path or a directory from a repository, but it is not that visible at the very beginning. You have to figure out where to search for it, and once you have it, it is really good, but it is not that visible at the beginning. This should be made more exposed. The documentation could be better because it was not that comprehensively documented. When we started working with GitGuardian Platform, it was difficult to find some specific use cases, and we were not aware of that. It might have improved now, but at that time, it was not something we would recommend.
GANESAN K - PeerSpot reviewer
Distributors highly benefit from advanced data monitoring and seamless integration features
The Machine Learning capability could be improved, particularly in data discovery. When given sensitive data expressions, the system retrieves files that are not always related. The system should adhere strictly to the given expression rather than just focusing on keywords within the expression. In endpoint features, while the detection rate is good, there could be improvements in remediation and rollback solutions during attacks. Other solutions now include such options since providing 100% security is impossible. The flexibility varies across environments. Enterprise customers find the product performs well without affecting their data, with scans running as scheduled. However, SMB customers experience some performance issues during scanning. Since EDR is integrated, users must access the EDR console to check endpoint detections. It would be beneficial if this functionality were incorporated within the EPO console, as the current threat graphs link doesn't display endpoint threat graphs.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Government
16%
Media Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 competitively priced compared to others. Overall, the secret detection sector is expensive, but we are happy with the value we get.
What needs improvement with GitGuardian Internal Monitoring ?
GitGuardian Platform does what it is designed to do, but it still generates many false positives. We utilize the automated playbooks from GitGuardian Platform, and we are enhancing them. We will pr...
What do you like most about Trellix?
Trellix can transfer the data through the cloud. The storage device control is an important feature.
What needs improvement with Trellix?
Technical support for Trellix DLP could be better as we are using multiple types of DLP solutions, such as Forcepoint, Proofpoint, and Trellix. Currently, we don't have any knowledge of the advance...
What advice do you have for others considering Trellix?
I have no knowledge about what improvements could be made in Trellix DLP. There is nothing connected with AI at this time. I rate this product as ten points.
 

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Sample Customers

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