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gitleaks vs SpringBootUnity
gitleaks has 30,603 GitHub stars, 2,330 forks, 481 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. SpringBootUnity has 884 stars, 431 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. gitleaks leads on adoption by 3,362% (30,603 vs 884 stars). gitleaks is written in Go under MIT; SpringBootUnity is written in various languages under a licence not recorded in this registry. gitleaks has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, SpringBootUnity 49%. gitleaks was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| gitleaks | SpringBootUnity | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 31K | ★ 884 |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | — |
| Last push | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 431 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick gitleaks if
- You weight community size — 31K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick SpringBootUnity if
- You want the SpringBootUnity feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You evaluated both and SpringBootUnity fits your workflow better
About gitleaks
Gitleaks [!WARNING] Gitleaks is feature complete. I'm not merging new features into Gitleaks. Future releases will be security patches only. I'm shifting my focus to Betterleaks [license]: ./LICENSE [badge license]: [go docs badge]: [go docs]: [badge build]: [build]: [go report card badge]: [go report card]: [dockerhub]: [dockerhub badge]: [gitleaks action]: [gitleaks badge]: [![GitHub Action Test][badge build]][build] [![Docker Hub][dockerhub badge]][dockerhub] [![Gitleaks Action][gitleaks badge]][gitleaks action] [![GoDoc][go docs badge]][go docs] [![GoReportCard][go report card badge]][go report card]…
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About SpringBootUnity
SpringBootUnity 项目简介 需求是多变的。本项目以 Spring Boot 为基础，针对不同需求把不同的技术和 Spring Boot 搭配起来，每一种搭配单独做成一个模块，因此它是一个偏使用示例的集合而非一个完整产品。 每个模块都能独立打包、独立启动，互不影响，可以只挑自己关心的那一个跑起来看。如果你在使用 Spring Boot 的过程中有什么好用的技术，欢迎提 PR。 模块一览 一共 30 个模块。 core 是被其他模块共同依赖的基础包，其余每个模块各自演示一项技术。 除 socket 使用 8081 外，其余模块都监听 8080 ，所以一次只启动一个模块。 其中 validation 、 fileupload 、 restclient 、 cache 、 actuator 、 async 、 aop 、 httpinterface 、 i18n 、 ratelimit 、 graphql 、 kafka 、 mail 、 flyway 十四个模块附带可直接运行的测试。它们的测试都不依赖外部服务—— kafka 用内嵌 Kafka、 mail 用 GreenMail 内嵌 SMTP、 flyway 用内嵌 H2，其余用 Spring 测试上下文； mvn test 即可跑通，也可以当作各自技术点的可执行文档来读。 技术栈 Spring、Jackson、Hibernate、JUnit 等版本统一由…
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Frequently asked questions
Is gitleaks or SpringBootUnity more popular?
gitleaks has 30,603 GitHub stars and SpringBootUnity has 884. gitleaks has the larger community by that measure.
Are gitleaks and SpringBootUnity free?
Both are open source. gitleaks is licensed under MIT, and SpringBootUnity has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between gitleaks and SpringBootUnity?
gitleaks is written in Go and SpringBootUnity in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, gitleaks or SpringBootUnity?
Choose gitleaks if you want the larger community (30,603 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose SpringBootUnity if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.