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100% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Black Duck and ShiftLeft based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The installation is very easy.""The solution works well on Mac products.""The cloud option of the product is always available and a positive aspect of the solution.""The most valuable feature for me in Black Duck is its ability to scan binary files effectively.""We didn't have a central inventory to quickly identify issues or determine how many products were affected. Now under Black Duck, it's all consolidated. You search for a component and immediately see which products use it.""The solution is stable.""The knowledge base and the management system are the most valuable features of Black Duck Hub. It has a very helpful management environment. They offer an editor where we can check the discovered license, which is retrieved from their knowledge base. They have a huge knowledge base build over the years. It gives you some possibilities, such as this license with possibility A could cause a vulnerability issue or a potential breach.""It highlights what the developers have done, and it shows the impact from an intellectual property point of view."

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"When it comes to ShiftLeft, the most valuable feature is definitely its ease of use and cost-effectiveness."

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Cons
"The solution must provide more open APIs.""It can be cumbersome to use or invalidate open source software because there is a hold time to check requirements or common regulations to ensure compliance.""I would like to see improvements in Black Duck's reporting capabilities.""It's still a bit inconsistent. For example, if I scan today, it might not show the same results tomorrow.""I would like to see more integration with other solutions, such as IntelliJ IDEA.""We're not too sure about the extension of the firewall. It never shows up in the Hub.""The scanner client is limited by the size of software it can handle.""Black Duck can improve the time it takes for a scan. Most of the time it's not ideal when integrated with the live DevSecOps pipeline. We have to create a separate job to scan the library because it takes a couple of hours to scan all those libraries. The scanning could be faster."

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"Having support from senior management is crucial in making it mandatory for teams to collaborate with the security team throughout the development process."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Depending on the use case, the cost could range from $10,000 USD to $70,000 USD."
  • "The price is quite high because the behavior of the software during the scan is similar to competing products."
  • "The price is low. It's not an expensive solution."
  • "Black Duck is more suitable if you require a lot of licensing compliance. For smaller organizations, WhiteSource is better because its pricing policies are not really suitable for huge organizations."
  • "It is expensive."
  • "I rate the product's price one on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
  • "The pricing is a little high."
  • "The price charged by Black Duck is exorbitant."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We researched Black Duck but ultimately chose WhiteSource when looking for an application security tool. WhiteSource is a software solution that enables agile open source security and license… more »
    Top Answer:The product enables other applications to be secure.
    Top Answer:The pricing is a little high. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten. The average price of the product is close to $100.
    Top Answer:When it comes to ShiftLeft, the most valuable feature is definitely its ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
    Top Answer:When it comes to areas of improvement for ShiftLeft, I believe it could benefit from greater support from senior management. It's important to have their involvement when it comes to architectural… more »
    Top Answer:I would highly recommend ShiftLeft. It greatly simplifies the job for both security professionals and developers. By identifying and fixing bugs earlier in the development lifecycle, it significantly… more »
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    Also Known As
    Blackduck Hub, Black Duck Protex, Black Duck Security Checker
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    Overview

    Black Duck is a comprehensive solution for managing security, license compliance, and code quality risks that come from the use of open source in applications and containers. Named a leader in software composition analysis (SCA) by Forrester, Black Duck gives you unmatched visibility into third-party code, enabling you to control it across your software supply chain and throughout the application life cycle.

    Shipping secure code is painful and time-consuming – slowing down development teams and AppSec teams alike. ShiftLeft is on a mission to make vulnerabilities history. Our revolutionary Code Property Graph (CPG) enables us to seamlessly insert 10x faster code analysis, prioritized OSS vulnerability findings and real-time security education in one single SaaS platform integrated directly into modern development workflows. Combining our OWASP-benchmark dominating NG-SAST, Intelligent SCA, instant secrets detection, and contextual security education, ShiftLeft CORE code security platform turns every developer into an AppSec expert.

    Sample Customers
    Samsung, Siemens, ScienceLogic, Noser Engineering AG, ClickFox, Dynatrace, CopperLeaf
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company67%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Healthcare Company4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Retailer11%
    Legal Firm9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business32%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise75%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
    April 2024
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    Black Duck is ranked 1st in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) with 19 reviews while ShiftLeft is ranked 11th in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) with 1 review. Black Duck is rated 7.8, while ShiftLeft is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Black Duck writes "Enables applications to be secure, but it must provide more open APIs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ShiftLeft writes "Effectively in identify and fix bugs early in the development lifecycle". Black Duck is most compared with Snyk, Fortify Static Code Analyzer, JFrog Xray and Mend.io, whereas ShiftLeft is most compared with SonarQube and Semgrep Supply Chain.

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