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| Field | Gitleaks | MarkItDown | Hurl |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal, GitHub | Universal | Universal |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 30318 | 192085 | 19274 |
| Last activity | October 23, 2026 | — | October 17, 2026 |
| Install complexity | LOW | سهل / Easy | Easy; API and CLI knowledge required |
| Category | Security, Git, DevOps | Workflow, Research | Testing, DevOps |
| Best use | Best for an individual developer or small team that wants a local pre-commit secret scan plus a second CI gate. It is especially useful around deployment configuration and environment files. It does not replace a secret manager or credential revocation after a leak. | Best for a developer or analyst extracting text from several document formats before search or supplying selected passages to an AI agent. It provides a repeatable CLI command and Python library, while requiring review against the original. It is not intended for layout-perfect document publishing. | Best for a developer or small team that wants repeatable API checks with explicit conditions stored beside the code. It links request data and identifies failing assertions without repeating manual inspection. It does not replace browser tests or test-environment setup; curl may be enough for a one-off request. |