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GitHub vs GitHub Advanced Security comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

GitHub
Ranking in Application Security Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
Version Control (2nd), Agile and DevOps Services (2nd)
GitHub Advanced Security
Ranking in Application Security Tools
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of GitHub is 2.7%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub Advanced Security is 2.3%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub2.7%
GitHub Advanced Security2.3%
Other95.0%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Abdulmunafz Mct - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
Daily workflows have become streamlined as I manage projects, learn from clones, and host sites
The thing that has frustrated me is sometimes when I push using a Git command, I need to force the push, which is the main thing. The setup is frustrating because GitHub could add a repository with pre-installed packages or something since I need to install packages in VS Code before pushing and maintain it in the codebase. Git packages need to be installed manually, and if that was already in a GitHub repository, that would be much better. GitHub packages can be installed previously for the project upon the project requirement, and that is the thing I wanted to add here. That would be good. According to governance and security, I recently heard about some security issues in GitHub. I think that could be centralized and should consider those security issues and clear them. The AI capabilities there include Copilot or something else. I recently heard about security issues, but I do not know about it clearly. However, if security has been more tightened, it will be better.
Devendiran Kandan - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Security scanning has protected our pipelines but currently needs clearer dashboards and controls
We used additional third-party solutions, but we replaced them with GitHub Advanced Security, even though I do not have a very good opinion about GitHub Advanced Security. Even though it is an inline product, I'm not seeing user-friendly things in GitHub Advanced Security. Dependent bots and the secret detection are good compared to others. However, code scanning is not finding very good results based on pipeline where it will scan and do code scanning. While build, before building and deploying the code, we want to block or do an advanced model, but it is not supporting. During deployment, code scanning is not good. It is a little complicated. It is not a straightforward method we can complete. We need expertise to get the full benefit, and troubleshooting sometimes requires going through that. The security overview dashboard is not really clear. It's not showing centralized information; each repo is showing, but if you compare it with competitors, it is not that great. Mainly in the centralized dashboard, enterprise level needs to improve. A centralized way where we can get that overall view is needed, and we want that code scanning and blocking deployments based on security. There are AI improvements, but however, it is not so easy to configure. It is multiple windows we need to go through and make changes or configure that. A few things we need to enable going into settings, and a few things we can find out in security. One product where security means the security dashboard should cover everything, but it is going here and there in many places.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is stable; there are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze, and it has been reliable with good performance."
"I actually appreciate that I can create a developer profile that is outside of work, and that is also technical, not necessarily related to LinkedIn."
"We are using GitHub for all of our repositories where we can store the code, collaborate with different developers, build, and create a pipeline."
"GitHub allows you to create pages, and if you want to share documents you can create articles and diagrams with GitHub and share, and on a personal level, GitHub assists you to create your own website."
"All the features are valuable, but the most important feature is that GitHub has advanced security."
"GitHub is easy, secure, and widely documented."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"It is a very good solution."
"GitHub Advanced Security is a very developer-friendly solution that is integrated within my development environment."
"GitHub provides advanced security, which is why the customers choose this tool; it allows them to rely solely on GitHub as one platform for everything they need."
"Dependency scanning is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable is the developer experience and the extensibility of the overall ecosystem."
"I have not experienced any performance or stability issues with GitHub Advanced Security."
"GitHub Advanced Security's secret scanning is good."
"The product's most valuable features are security scan, dependency scan, and cost-effectiveness."
"GitHub Advanced Security is ten out of ten scalable."
 

Cons

"GitHub could have better integration or capability with other solutions."
"The UI is a little outdated, so that could be improved."
"The stability can be improved."
"It would be better if the amount of storage were increased."
"It would be beneficial if GitHub provided some security scanning for new libraries to ensure that there are no viruses in it."
"I'd like GitHub to become a more user friendly solution."
"The solution should have less integration with the AI part, but it needs to add features with other automation tools so that it can be easily integrated."
"When we were using GitHub, sometimes within a month or two, GitHub is down for some time."
"The reporting feature might need improvement. While it integrates seamlessly with my workflow, it doesn't provide management with oversight, such as statistics and the number of vulnerabilities."
"Maybe make it compatible with more programming languages. Have a customized ruleset where the end-user can create their own rules for scanning."
"We used additional third-party solutions, but we replaced them with GitHub Advanced Security, even though I do not have a very good opinion about GitHub Advanced Security."
"The deployment part of the product is an area of concern that needs to be made easier from an improvement perspective."
"The customizations are a little bit difficult."
"For GitHub Advanced Security, I would like to see more support for various programming languages."
"A more refined approach, categorizing and emphasizing specific vulnerabilities, would be beneficial."
"GitHub Advanced Security should look into API security issues, which they currently do not. Additionally, open-source security vulnerabilities are not getting updated in a timely manner."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing model for GitHub is user-based. Whenever the new developer joins we have to get a new license and register their ID. The overall price of the solution is reasonable."
"GitHub is an open-source application. It's free to use."
"I think, in terms of price, GitHub is okay compared to other tools."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"GitHub is a cost-effective solution."
"The tool offers a free program. As you go, you can upgrade from the community version to the professional one. I believe it costs about ten dollars per person, per month."
"It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub."
"The private repositories are free, which is very good."
"The solution is expensive."
"The current licensing model, which relies on active commitments, poses challenges, particularly in predicting and managing growth."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise55
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
I have been using GitHub for free, and recently I got a free education offer, such as educational resources. I believe it is GitHub Pro or something similar. I have been using the educational offer...
What needs improvement with GitHub?
When we were using GitHub, sometimes within a month or two, GitHub is down for some time. Also, it is using SAML authentication, so when we restart our system, if there is an update on our laptop t...
What is your primary use case for GitHub?
My main use case for GitHub is as a source repository where I'm pushing our code there. Whatever the microservices or the services code we have, we are pushing there. We are running our build and s...
What needs improvement with GitHub Advanced Security?
We used additional third-party solutions, but we replaced them with GitHub Advanced Security, even though I do not have a very good opinion about GitHub Advanced Security. Even though it is an inli...
What is your primary use case for GitHub Advanced Security?
I'm working with software development nowadays. As a process, we are using the dependent bot alerts and the code scanning for Java, and some of the code scanning is happening. Security secrets in c...
What advice do you have for others considering GitHub Advanced Security?
Dependent bots and the secret detection are good compared to others. However, code scanning is not finding very good results based on pipeline where it will scan and do code scanning. While build, ...
 

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Sample Customers

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