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| Field | Lychee | Gatus | Gitleaks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal | Universal, GitHub |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 4057 | 12429 | 30430 |
| Last activity | October 26, 2026 | September 24, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Install complexity | — | سهل إلى متوسط / Easy to moderate | LOW |
| Category | Testing, Workflow | Security, DevOps | Security, Git, DevOps |
| Best use | For documentation authors and small teams checking references locally or in CI. Start with a specific file and interpret findings; it does not establish complete site or login functionality. | Best for an individual developer or small team that wants self-hosted website, API, DNS, and certificate checks with a status page and threshold-based alerts. It combines active checks and simple history in one service. It does not replace resource monitoring, logs, or distributed tracing. | 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. |