vault vs trufflehog
vault and trufflehog share 15 technologies: MongoDB, MySQL, pgx, s3, github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, Google, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/moby/moby/client, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.
What they share and what sets them apart
vault
A tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management
Go36.5kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit f1c357bWhat is vault built with?Only in vault
- github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb
github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3
- Postgres
- Consul
- etcd
- github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru
github.com/gocql/gocql
- cloud.google.com/go/cloudsqlconn
- github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb
github.com/influxdata/influxdb1-client
github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb
- github.com/Azure/azure-storage-blob-go
github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach-go/v2
github.com/go-zookeeper/zk
- github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb/v2
- github.com/SAP/go-hdb
- go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3
- go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3
- approle
- github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4
github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3
- github.com/pquerna/otp
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity
- github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal
github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4
- github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8
- github.com/pavlo-v-chernykh/keystore-go/v4
github.com/asaskevich/govalidator
- HashiCorp
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2
github.com/moby/moby/api
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace
- Nomad
- OpenTelemetry
- cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata
github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
github.com/coreos/go-systemd
- github.com/prometheus/common
- go.opencensus.io
In common
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- pgx
s3
- github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2
- github.com/patrickmn/go-cache
Googlegithub.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials
- golang.org/x/oauth2
github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts
github.com/moby/moby/client
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
- Prometheus
trufflehog
Find, verify, and analyze leaked credentials
Go28.9kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit f8221caWhat is trufflehog built with?Only in trufflehog
- pq
- Redis
- github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager
- github.com/jlaffaye/ftp
- github.com/maypok86/otter/v2
- RabbitMQ
- Sentry
github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea
github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss
- github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6
github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles
- github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3
- github.com/bradleyfalzon/ghinstallation/v2
github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v3
- github.com/bodgit/sevenzip
github.com/charmbracelet/glamour
protoc-gen-validate
- github.com/go-logr/logr
- go.uber.org/zap
- github.com/go-logr/zapr
Side by side
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, vault or trufflehog?
The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b
Which has more GitHub stars, vault or trufflehog?
The proof: hashicorp/vault on GitHub
Which has more tests, vault or trufflehog?
The proof: trufflesecurity/trufflehog's code at commit f8221ca
Which was updated more recently, vault or trufflehog?
The proof: hashicorp/vault's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, vault or trufflehog?
The proof: the commits each tool signed in trufflesecurity/trufflehog
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