CommitGate – Pre-commit Security Scanner

A git pre-commit hook that automatically scans staged code changes for security vulnerabilities before commits are made. Developers get instant feedback on potential security issues without leaving their workflow, reducing vulnerabilities from reaching production.

Shift-left security is a real and growing priority — breaches traced to committed secrets and vulnerable dependencies have pushed teams toward catching issues earlier, and the post-Solarwinds, post-Log4Shell era has made security tooling a genuine budget line even at small companies. The closest incumbent here is Gitleaks for secret detection, with Semgrep and Snyk also offering pre-commit integrations that are free and already widely adopted by the exact developer audience this targets. That competition is the core problem: the $500–2k/mo revenue band is plausible for a niche or opinionated wrapper, but it's a ceiling that reflects how hard it is to charge for something developers expect to be free or already get bundled with their existing security stack. The most likely failure mode is that no one pays because the open-source alternatives are good enough, and the only defensible path — deep enterprise compliance reporting or policy enforcement — requires sales motion and complexity that contradicts the "simple hook" positioning.