Poirot DSPM
Poirot DSPM is a free, self-hosted tool for scanning databases, cloud storage, and message queues for API keys, credentials, personally identifiable informat…
What Poirot DSPM is
Poirot DSPM is a free, self-hosted tool for scanning databases, cloud storage, and message queues for API keys, credentials, personally identifiable information, and other sensitive data. It supports scheduled and on-demand scans, with 38+ detection patterns covering items such as authentication tokens, private keys, and custom regular expressions. Six post-match validators include Luhn, SSN, IBAN, entropy, Base58, and database password checks. Findings receive a confidence score from 0.0 to 1.0 based on validation results, context analysis, and pattern specificity. Local Ollama-based classification is available, and the site says no data leaves the user's infrastructure. Listed sources include MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, AWS S3, Kafka, Google Drive, and OneDrive; additional sources are marked “Coming soon.” Integrations include TheHive, Keycloak, PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, SMTP email, and webhooks. Deployment options are Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and Helm. Poirot is open source under the MIT License, with Keycloak support for SSO and role-based access controls.
Good
- Runs scheduled or on-demand scans.
- Uses 38+ detection patterns and six validators.
- Offers local Ollama-based classification.
- Free and open source under the MIT License.
Watch out
- Self-hosted deployment is required.
- Additional data sources are marked “Coming soon.”
Who it suits
Poirot DSPM suits teams that want to scan data stores for sensitive information while self-hosting the tool. Its listed sources, integrations, and deployment options can help readers assess fit for their environment.
Verdict
Poirot DSPM offers self-hosted sensitive-data scanning with multiple detection and deployment options. Check whether its listed sources cover the systems you need to scan.
Plans and prices
From Poirot DSPM's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Poirot DSPM | Free | Open source · Self-hosted · Free forever |
The facts
Each one read from Poirot DSPM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI classification
- Poirot offers local Ollama-based classification and says no data leaves the user's infrastructure.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Confidence scoring
- Findings receive a 0.0–1.0 confidence score based on validation results, context analysis, and pattern specificity.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- Listed sources include MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, AWS S3, Kafka, Google Drive, and OneDrive; additional sources are marked “Coming soon.”checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The site lists Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and Helm deployment options.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Detection
- The site lists 38+ detection patterns covering API keys, database credentials, authentication tokens, private keys, PII, and custom regex patterns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include TheHive, Keycloak, Ollama, PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, SMTP email, and webhooks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The site says Poirot is open source under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Poirot scans databases, cloud storage, and message queues to detect API keys, secrets, PII, and other sensitive information.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scanning
- It supports scheduled automated scans and on-demand scans.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site describes Keycloak support for SSO and RBAC, including realm support, group mapping, and secure token validation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site provides an issue-reporting link and lists [email protected] as a contact address.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Validation
- Six post-match validators include Luhn, SSN, IBAN, entropy, Base58, and database password checks.checked 11 Oct 2026
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