GitHub Code Security
By GitHub
CodeQL-based SAST built directly into GitHub, surfacing findings and Copilot-generated autofixes as pull request checks. Free for public repositories; for private repos it became a standalone paid SKU in April 2025 when GitHub unbundled Advanced Security into separately priced Code Security and Secret Protection products.
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- Product type
- Software
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Organization size
- SMBMid-marketEnterprise
- Pricing tier
- Freemium
Capability checklist
SASTHow GitHub Code Security measures up against the full Static Application Security Testing taxonomy.
- Source code vulnerability scanning — supported
- Analyzes source code for security flaws without executing the application.
- IDE & CI/CD integration — supported
- Surfaces findings directly in the developer's editor or pull request.
- Language & framework coverage — not supported
- Breadth of programming languages and frameworks the scanner understands.
- False-positive triage & prioritization — not supported
- Ranks and filters findings so developers focus on the issues that matter.
- Secrets detection — not supported
- Flags hardcoded credentials, API keys, and tokens committed to source code.
- Custom rule authoring — supported
- Lets teams write organization-specific detection rules beyond the built-in set.
- PR / commit gating — supported
- Blocks merges when new high-severity findings are introduced.
- IaC & container config scanning — not supported
- Scans infrastructure-as-code templates and container configurations for misconfigurations alongside application code.
Alternatives
Other Static Application Security Testing tools with overlapping capabilities, sized for similar teams.