age vs GitHub Advanced Security

Side-by-side comparison of age and GitHub Advanced Security to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	age	GitHub Advanced Security
Pricing	Free	Free (public repos) / $49/committer/mo
Rating	⭐ 4.5/5	⭐ 4.5/5
Categories	security-scanning	security-scanning, code-review
Simple keys	✅	❌
No config	✅	❌
Streaming	✅	❌
Multiple recipients	✅	❌
SSH keys	✅	❌
Passphrase	✅	❌
CodeQL scanning	❌	✅
Secret scanning	❌	✅
Dependency review	❌	✅
Security advisories	❌	✅
Push protection	❌	✅
Custom patterns	❌	✅

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Code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency review