# GitGuardian NHI Governance: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gitguardian-nhi-governance

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Non-human identity management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/index.md) | 4% | 7 | 5% | 21 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you need a free or very low-cost solution, start with GitGuardian." (Mistral Small, NHI management)
- "Top Pick: GitGuardian (Starter Tier — Free)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, NHI management)
- "Choose Entro or GitGuardian when discovery begins with secrets sprawl in code, CI/CD, cloud, or collaboration systems." (Perplexity Sonar, NHI management)
- "Excellent for scanning repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments to uncover hardcoded secrets" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NHI management)

## And against it

- "shows cons like false positives, inefficient notifications, and alert overload" (Grok 4.20, NHI management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GitGuardian NHI Governance, from 59 of the 60 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- startupstash.com: 32
- oneidentity.com: 29
- startwithidentity.com: 27
- expertinsights.com: 24
- gane.ai/index: 23
- research.isg-one.com: 23
- securityboulevard.com: 23
- sourceforge.net: 23
- g2.com: 22
- akeyless.io: 19

### Pages cited

- https://startupstash.com/top-non-human-identity-management-platforms: 29
- https://oneidentity.com/learn/top-non-human-identity-and-agentic-ai-security-tools.aspx: 27
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-nhi-management-solutions: 24
- https://research.isg-one.com/buyers-guide/information-technology/cybersecurity/non-human-identities-platforms/2026: 23
- https://sourceforge.net/software/non-human-identity-management: 21
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/smb: 15
- https://peerspot.com/categories/non-human-identity-management-nhim: 12
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/06/top-non-human-identity-nhi-management-tools-for-2026: 12

## In its own words

What GitGuardian NHI Governance's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Know every machine identity in your stack? (https://gitguardian.com/)
- For: IAM (https://gitguardian.com/)
- Price stated: Enterprise (https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Enterprise trial included (https://www.gitguardian.com/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
- Hosting: US and EU
- Customers named: Vermeer, Qlik, Orange Business, Snowflake, Orange, Iress, Mirantis, Maven Wave

## What it publishes

Every page gitguardian.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3285 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 758 pages, 19 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 54 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 168 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-03
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-13
- template or tool: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- glossary or explainer: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 192 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Ai coding agents credential security https://blog.gitguardian.com/ai-coding-agents-credential-security
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Gitguardian docker sandbox mixin kit https://blog.gitguardian.com/gitguardian-docker-sandbox-mixin-kit
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Github app private keys leaked https://blog.gitguardian.com/github-app-private-keys-leaked
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Supply chain attack targets credentials https://blog.gitguardian.com/supply-chain-attack-targets-credentials
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Ai autonomy https://blog.gitguardian.com/ai-autonomy
- Recent: 2026-09-08 template or tool: Service account credential rotation checklist https://blog.gitguardian.com/service-account-credential-rotation-checklist

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.