dive vs TruffleHog

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted developer tools & git options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeaturediveTruffleHog
CategoryDeveloper Tools & GitDeveloper Tools & Git
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, dockerbinary, docker
GitHub stars★ 54,426★ 27,340
First released20182016
ReplacesDocker DesktopGitGuardian

Why pick each one

Choose dive if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 54.4k GitHub stars
dive details

Choose TruffleHog if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 27.3k GitHub stars
TruffleHog details

Frequently asked questions

Is dive or TruffleHog better?

Neither is universally better. dive has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are dive and TruffleHog free and open-source?

Yes. dive is licensed under MIT and TruffleHog under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run dive and TruffleHog with Docker?

dive: yes. TruffleHog: yes.

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