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gitleaks vs happier
gitleaks has 30,603 GitHub stars, 2,330 forks, 481 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. happier has 2,117 stars, 211 forks, 160 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gitleaks leads on adoption by 1,346% (30,603 vs 2,117 stars). gitleaks is written in Go under MIT; happier is written in TypeScript under MIT. gitleaks has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, happier 10%. happier 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 | happier | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 31K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-28 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 211 |
| 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 happier if
- You want the happier feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and happier 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 happier
One control room for all your coding agents. The way orchestrating agents should feel. From your phone, desktop and browser. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi and more, working together and in parallel on your own machines. Sessions can spawn subagents across agents: e.g. Claude asking Codex for a review, or Codex delegating to Claude subagents. Switch agents mid session. Approve, steer, review and commit from wherever you are. Open source · Self hostable · End to end encrypted Get started · Downloads · Docs · Self host · Discord Latest Happier project update Happier is free and open source. Your agents keep…
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Frequently asked questions
Is gitleaks or happier more popular?
gitleaks has 30,603 GitHub stars and happier has 2,117. gitleaks has the larger community by that measure.
Are gitleaks and happier free?
Both are open source. gitleaks is licensed under MIT and happier under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between gitleaks and happier?
gitleaks is written in Go and happier in TypeScript. 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 happier?
Choose gitleaks if you want the larger community (30,603 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose happier if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.