Black Duck
Enterprise SCA platform with deep open-source detection, license compliance, and code origin analysis
Pricing: Custom enterprise pricing
Reviewed by the CyberSecTool editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed February 2026 · How we review listings
What is Black Duck?
Black Duck (a Synopsys product) is an enterprise-grade software composition analysis platform that provides deep visibility into open-source risks, license compliance, and code origin analysis. Black Duck's multi-factor open-source detection uses package managers, file-level analysis, and code snippet matching to identify open-source components even when they are not declared in manifests, making it the most thorough SCA tool for auditing software acquisitions, M&A due diligence, and regulatory compliance. Black Duck is part of Synopsys's broader application security portfolio alongside Coverity (SAST) and Polaris.
- ✓ Most thorough open-source detection including undeclared and embedded components
- ✓ Massive KnowledgeBase tracking 7M+ open-source components and versions
- ✓ Gold standard for M&A software due diligence and audit
- ✓ Comprehensive SBOM generation for supply chain transparency
- ✓ Part of Synopsys ecosystem with Coverity SAST and Polaris platform
- • Significantly more expensive than Snyk with enterprise-only pricing
- • Developer experience is audit-oriented rather than developer-friendly
- • Scan performance is slower due to deep multi-factor analysis
- • Complex deployment and configuration for enterprise environments
- • Less suited for real-time developer feedback in CI/CD pipelines
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Quick Info
| Pricing | Custom enterprise pricing |
| Model | Enterprise license (project-based) |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Cloud | Yes |
| Self-Hosted | Yes |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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