Decision Workspace
secretscout vs nosecrets-cli vs velka
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
secretscout
experimentalv3.1.0
Blazingly fast Rust CLI for detecting secrets, passwords, API keys, and tokens in git repositories
52
nosecrets-cli
experimentalv0.3.7
Fast, offline secret scanner for Git pre-commit hooks
45
velka
experimentalv1.4.0
The Code Sin Judge - AST-powered secret scanner and security analyzer
Core Metrics
| secretscout | nosecrets-cli | velka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 52 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 29 | 131 | 45 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 99 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 146d ago | today | 38d ago |
| Age | 4m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
secretscout
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
nosecrets-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
velka
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| secretscout | nosecrets-cli | velka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.0 | 0.3.7 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 8 | 51 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 19KB | 160KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •nosecrets-cli leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nosecrets-cli is pre-1.0 — API may change.