Why hackers moved from gitleaks to kingfisher

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

gitleaks 0 hackers criticize it
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kingfisher 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“and https://github.com/mongodb/kingfisher”
axismundi, 2026-01-23original comment ↗

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gitleaks vs kingfisher

gitleakskingfisher
Hackers who recommend11
Hackers who criticize00
Moved away from it11
Moved to it11

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of gitleaks

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Praise for kingfisher

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