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Security and PKI

Services in Security and PKI that offer an ongoing free tier for developers. Limits change often — confirm on the provider's pricing page before you build on one.

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All-in-one appsec platform covering SCA, SAST, CSPM, DAST, Secrets, IaC, Malware, Container scanning, EOL,... Free plan includes two users, scanning of 10 repos, 1 cloud, 2 containers & 1 domain.

CertKit

certkit.io

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Manage SSL Certificate issuance, renewal, and monitoring. Search the Certificate Transparency Logs. Free for 3 certificates and 1 user after the beta.

Find public SSL/TLS certificates recorded in Certificate Transparency logs. CT search is free but CT monitoring is not.

CertPost

certpost.ai

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Live SSL/TLS certificate monitoring on port 443 or custom ports (SMTP/IMAP). Reads the served certificate on the wire, full chain verification, and alerts via email or webhook before expiration. Free tier includes 3 certificates monitored forever.

Corgea

corgea.com

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Free autonomous security platform that finds, validates and fixes insecure code and packages across +20 languages and frameworks. Free plan includes 1 user and 2 repos.

crypteron.com

crypteron.com

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Cloud-first, developer-friendly security platform prevents data breaches in .NET and Java applications

CyberChef

gchq.github.io

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A simple, intuitive web app for analyzing and decoding/encoding data without dealing with complex tools or programming languages. Like a Swiss army knife of cryptography & encryption. All features are free to use, with no limit. Open source if you wish to self-host.

Datree

datree.io

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Open Source CLI tool to prevent Kubernetes misconfigurations by ensuring that manifests and Helm charts follow best practices as well as your organization’s policies

Dependabot

dependabot.com

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Automated dependency updates for Ruby, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Elixir, Rust, Java (Maven and Gradle), .NET, Go, Elm, Docker, Terraform, Git Submodules, and GitHub Actions.

DJ Checkup

djcheckup.com

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Scan your Django site for security flaws with this free, automated checkup tool. Forked from the Pony Checkup site.

Doppler

doppler.com

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Universal Secrets Manager for application secrets and config, with support for syncing to various cloud providers. Free for five users with basic access controls.

Dotenv

dotenv.org

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Sync your .env files, quickly & securely. Stop sharing your .env files over insecure channels like Slack and email, and never lose an important .env file again. Free for up to 3 teammates.

GitGuardian

gitguardian.com

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Keep secrets out of your source code with automated secrets detection and remediation. Scan your git repos for 350+ types of secrets and sensitive files - Free for individuals and teams of 25 developers or less.

Search across 20 million exposed secrets in public GitHub repositories, gists, issues,and comments for Free

HimitsuShell

himitsushell.com

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A shell script DRM compiler that converts shell scripts into obfuscated binaries using an embedded shell interpreter and anti-debugging (alternative to shc). Free unlimited web edition.

hostedscan.com

hostedscan.com

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Online vulnerability scanner for web applications, servers, and networks. Ten free scans per month.

Infisical

infisical.com

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Open source platform that lets you manage developer secrets across your team and infrastructure: everywhere from local development to staging/production 3rd-party services. Free for up to 5 developers.

inspect.software

inspect.software

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Public record of automated open-source repository audits: security posture, maintainability, dependency health, and malicious-package checks, with a versioned methodology and grade badges. Free tier: full access to all published reports, automatic coverage of repositories above the public-interest threshold (≥500 stars, ≥50 forks, or org-owned with ≥250 stars), embeddable badges, and 100 starting credits (5 inspections) for below-threshold repositories.

Test for modern Internet Standards like IPv6, DNSSEC, HTTPS, DMARC, STARTTLS and DANE

DNS and email security analyzer that checks SPF, DKIM, DMARC, DNSSEC, BIMI, MTA-STS, and 40+ blacklists with AI-powered explanations and fix suggestions. 100% free, no signup required.

letsencrypt.org

letsencrypt.org

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Free SSL Certificate Authority with certs trusted by all major browsers

Monitor Java, Javascript, .NET, Scala, Ruby, and NodeJS projects for security vulnerabilities in dependencies. Free for one private project, unlimited projects for open source.

Otterwatch

otterwatch.dev

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Daily SSL/TLS certificate monitoring: expiry alerts (30/7/1 day), chain and OCSP revocation checks, and certificate transparency issuance history. Free forever for 5 domains, no credit card.

Protectumus

protectumus.com

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Free website security check, site antivirus, and server firewall (WAF) for PHP. Email notifications for registered users in the free tier.

Monitor Python dependencies for security vulnerabilities and update them automatically. Free for one private project, unlimited projects for open source.

SikkerKey

sikkerkey.com

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Machine authenticated secrets manager, includes 2 projects, 2 bootstrapped machines, 20 secrets and 7 days audit log retention for free.

Smart Grow Vault

vault.smart-grow.app

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Secure Enterprise-grade platform for managing environment variables and secrets. Free tier includes up to 3 applications and 150 secrets per project.

Socket

socket.dev

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Free supply chain security for individual developers, small teams, and open source projects. Includes a free app and firewall CLI tool to protect your code from vulnerable and malicious dependencies. Detects 70+ indicators of supply chain risk.

Intense analysis of the configuration of any SSL web server

Test an SSL/TLS service for secure server configuration, certificates, chains, etc. Not limited to HTTPS.

Virgil Security

virgilsecurity.com

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Tools and services for implementing end-to-end encryption, database protection, IoT security, and more in your digital solution. Free for applications with up to 250 users.

semgrep

semgrep.dev

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Scan code for security issues and vulnerable dependencies with SAST and SCA. Free tier includes up to 10 contributors and 10 private repos (unlimited public repos).

SnapEnv

snapenv.io

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Secure environment variable manager for dev teams. AES-256-GCM encryption at rest, CLI, Kubernetes operator, and audit log. Free plan includes 3 projects, 3 members, and 3 environments per project, forever.