Decision Workspace
secretsniff-core vs nosecrets-cli vs secretscout
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
secretsniff-core
experimentalv0.1.1
Pure-Rust core for secretsniff: source-code secret scanner.
49
nosecrets-cli
experimentalv0.3.7
Fast, offline secret scanner for Git pre-commit hooks
40
secretscout
growingv3.1.0
Blazingly fast Rust CLI for detecting secrets, passwords, API keys, and tokens in git repositories
Core Metrics
| secretsniff-core | nosecrets-cli | secretscout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 49 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 26 | 152 | 39 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 59d ago | 206d ago |
| Age | 16d | 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
secretsniff-core
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
nosecrets-cli
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
secretscout
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| secretsniff-core | nosecrets-cli | secretscout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.7 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 19KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •secretsniff-core leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nosecrets-cli has the most downloads (152), suggesting wider adoption.
- •secretsniff-core, nosecrets-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.