Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Bearer CLI
Free & open source security scanner for developers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bearer CLI launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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GitHub CLI▲408GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool
2020 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, we’re the co-founders of Bearer, and today we launch an open-source alternative to code security solutions such as Snyk Code, SonarQube, or Checkmarx. Essentially, we help security & engineering teams to discover, filter and prioritize security risks and vulnerabilities in their codebase, with a unique approach through sensitive data (PII, PD, PHI). Our website is at https://www.bearer.com and our GitHub is here: https://github.com/bearer/bearer We are not originally Security experts but have been software developers and engineering leaders for over 15…
2023 · its alternatives →
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Hello there, I’m Guillaume, the cofounder and CEO of Bearer, a code security startup trying to rethink security products for a developer-first World. 7 months ago we introduced on HN, Bearer CLI (https://github.com/Bearer/bearer), our free and open code security scanner supporting at the time only Ruby and JavaScript applications. We’ve been working very hard with the team, thanks to community feedback to bring tons of new features as well as more language support to become everyone’s go-to code security solution. Just to name a few major features: - Native integration…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Identify and remediate code security and privacy risks in your DevSecOps workflows.
2018 · bearer.sh · its alternatives →
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Bearer Cloud▲115Manage product and application code security at scale
2023 · cycode.com · its alternatives →
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Permit.io▲677The new Permit.io CLI brings developer-first workflows to access control. Define, test, deploy, and enforce fine-grained authorization using AI, CI/CD, GitOps, and OpenAPI — all from your terminal
2023 · permit.io · its alternatives →
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Box CLI▲97An open source command line interface from Box
2017 · developer.box.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub
2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →
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Local, free, open source api key management for developers
2025 · obscura.team · its alternatives →
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Manage secrets in your terminal with biometric unlock.
2022 · 1password.dev · its alternatives →
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Blog post: https://guywaldman.com/posts/introducing-magic-cli
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I was constantly googling CLI commands so I built this small CLI tool with GPT3. You can ask for shell commands right from the CLI. You'd need to use your own API KEY for this but it's pretty simple, instructions are in the README Not perfect but not bad either.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Redential▲116A developer credential that proves what you built, NDA safe.
Jul 2026 · redential.com · its alternatives →
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Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets
2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →
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Shell GPT▲62CLI tool for developers, helps you accomplish tasks faster
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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block is a free and open source tool to escape the internet
2024 · try-block.fly.dev · its alternatives →
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Hey, we built an open-source CLI in Go purposed to help you answer security questions across your cloud, code and runtime. It connects to your GitHub, GitLab, AWS, GCP, Azure & K8s using the credentials that are already in your shell, while limiting itself to read-only. The core innovation here is the trust boundary - our agent has a built-in code execution sandbox with no host or network access; it is exposed to an internal tool which we call an “action gate” that performs read-only HTTP requests to your own infrastructure. Since the cloud providers constantly expand actions and services,…
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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