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    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABlack Duck is a software composition analysis tool acquired and now supported by Synopsys since 2017.N/A

    FOSSA

    Score2 out of 10
    N/AFOSSA is a software composition analysis tool that continuously scans for open-source components and tracks dependencies and license compliance.N/A
    Pricing
    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)FOSSA
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
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    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)FOSSA
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsContact the Synopsys Software Integrity Group (SIG) Sales team at https://www.synopsys.com/software-integrity/contact-sales.html for more detailed pricing information.
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    User Ratings
    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)FOSSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)FOSSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Synopsys
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    FOSSA
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    Pros
    Synopsys
    • Quick inventory scan: Black Duck helps us scan the code repositories in no time. And quickly list the components and I now really know what is in my code.
    • Security and License risk management: Black Duck being rich in its knowledge base about the vulnerabilities and license issues of open source components, quickly compares the identified inventory to the Black Duck knowledge base and lists all the vulnerabilities and license issues in the code.
    • Integration for automatic scanning: Black Duck is part of devops which provides us automatic scanning. Black Duck is not just for devops but also SecOps.
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    FOSSA
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    Cons
    Synopsys
    • License model based on usage is costly.
    • Documentation is extensive, but often confusing.
    • Black Duck Hub could use some feature improvements for more robust governance capabilities
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    FOSSA
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    Usability
    Synopsys
    If you don’t know how to scan for the language, it isn’t entirely user friendly
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    FOSSA
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    Support Rating
    Synopsys
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    Alternatives Considered
    Synopsys
    Black Duck is an obvious choice, with its versatility, integration, best enterprise support and on top of the list the knowledge base Black Duck has. Vega or Grabber also scans the application and tells about vulnerabilities. But it can never be compared with the feature set of Black Duck. Black Duck can also generate reports.
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    FOSSA
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    Return on Investment
    Synopsys
    • It is hard to measure ROI since Black Duck Hub saves us from costly legal battles that have thankfully never had to happen.
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    FOSSA
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    ScreenShots

    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Black Duck helps you find and fix your highest-priority vulnerabilitiesScreenshot of Use Black Duck to comply with open source license obligations and to verify compliance with all open source license  termsScreenshot of Black Duck automatically creates tickets in your activity tracking applications like Jira for both policy violations and vulnerabilitiesScreenshot of Black Duck's vulnerability ImpactAnalysis indicates whether a vulnerability is actually being called by your applicationScreenshot of The Black Duck security advisory gives the information you need to address security risks and make the fixScreenshot of Black Duck generates a Bill of Materials which gives you a complete and detailed inventory of all open source identified in your codebase