Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA) vs. Veracode

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Black Duck is a software composition analysis tool acquired and now supported by Synopsys since 2017.N/A
Veracode
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Veracode provides advanced application security solutions, trusted by enterprises to develop and maintain secure software. Its platform identifies exploitable risks, speeds up vulnerability remediation, and reduces security debt at scale using a proprietary AI-assisted remediation engine.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
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.Developer pricing options available
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Community Pulse
Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)Veracode
Considered Both Products
Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Chose Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
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 …
Chose Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Black Duck had similar capabilities to other vendors in the industry but where they come out on top is their extensive catalog of known open source in their knowledge base.
Veracode
Chose Veracode
We selected Veracode after testing these tools with 3 important solutions and Veracode had a great ratio of findings, with low false positive, and the best price between the tools that were good enough.
Chose Veracode
I found SonarQube to have some decent data for code quality checks but it underperformed for code security.

Snyk is a decent product and strong competitor to Veracode for SCA. Snyk's SAST offering is not as good as Veracode and does not support as many languages.
Chose Veracode
Sonatype only identifies and scans third-party dependency and not custom-developed code—at least that's what it was doing back in 2018 when I used to utilize its services. Interface-wise, too, Veracode looks much cleaner and easier to navigate than Sonatype. Support and …
Chose Veracode
As mentioned previously, we're always considering other options. Veracode is what we need right now, and I don't think it would be fair to competitors to compare them to what we need right now. Tomorrow, we might need something else and not require Veracode—that isn't a change …
Chose Veracode
Veracode seems to provide better support and good scan coverage. Veracode also provides multiple scan types like Dynamic, Static Code, Software Composition which others may only offer 1 or 2. I might be missing it but some others like Sentinel provide schedule monthly, …
Chose Veracode
Veracode is slower with scan results however the flaws discovered and sites crawled are almost the same. Rapid7 InsightAppSec only does dynamic scans. Veracode did find more links on a site crawl. Rapid7 InsightappSec has more out of the box reports than Veracode. Both …
Chose Veracode
Veracode is easier to integrate and faster than Fossa although Mend has more visual features
Chose Veracode
Veracode was brought in to supplement services previously provided by other vendors. As our org recently acquired another organization, we identified Veracode as a 'go-forward' system needed to consolidate security tooling in the organization.
Chose Veracode
PortSwigger Burp Suite, Cisco SecureX, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Darktrace
Chose Veracode
Mend.IO formerly WhiteSource software is a product we used prior to Vericode. It did not have all of the capabilities or depth of Vericode. Additionally, Whitesource did not offer automatic scanning as part of their product and there was no Certification program to speak of.
Chose Veracode
We used Accunetix as well mainly for web site security testing. We used Veracode for code and third party analysis.
Chose Veracode
Sonar cube was quicker, but not as thorough. Both integrated into our CI/CD pipeline, however the integration for Veracode is more straight forward.
Chose Veracode
Veracode is much better at uncovering security weaknesses and providing information and consulting. I use Veracode because our company decided for.
Chose Veracode
Veracode stands out as the best of breed for all types of AppSec scanners.
Chose Veracode
The maturity of the Veracode and the continuous improvements in its products it's one of the principal characteristics of chosee it, Veracode it's a SaaS platform and was born in the cloud, so this is a great option for our clients to be quick to implement also the easy of …
Chose Veracode
Checkmarx and Veracode have a few common points and some features which are different. Checkmarx UI is more user-friendly, but the level of detailing in Veracode reports is better. Veracode is a good choice for static analysis of code. if the user interface can be made smoother …
Chose Veracode
As the developer, not the business stakeholder, I did not select Veracode specifically. However, after using the application I believe it was the right choice. Veracode is thorough in its analyses, in its database of flaws, in its methodology of uncovering vulnerabilities, and …
Chose Veracode
One Stop solution for security evaluation. Others were not so accurate and covering all the scenarios we were looking to plug.
Chose Veracode
Veracode is the clear choice. We evaluated the other products, but none compared to Veracode as an industry standard.
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User Ratings
Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)Veracode
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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8.7
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.9
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Usability
8.0
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7.3
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Availability
-
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9.1
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Performance
-
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6.4
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Support Rating
8.2
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9.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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9.1
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Configurability
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6.4
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Ease of integration
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5.5
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Product Scalability
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7.3
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Vendor post-sale
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8.9
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8.2
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User Testimonials
Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)Veracode
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are using a lot of open-source libraries, which is most likely, this is a must-have to ensure no known vulnerabilities slip into production
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* (+) Report generation for our clients: reports are very comprehensive and look professional. * (-) Veracode pipeline scan: takes too much time, need to split our application so that it can fit within the timeout (2h). Currently we're not able to use it, we still use "upload & scan" functionality in our CI pipelines. This is a showstopper to be able to break the build in case of new vuln, and also to use Fix AI based tool.
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Pros
  • Vulnerability scans
  • Tracking of the problem
  • Alerting
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  • I like the support given by Veracode, they are very responsive and they help you get things done.
  • Veracode has well documented steps for administrating the platform and managing integrations for code scanning.
  • Veracode is easy to use and the integration of to code repositories is seemless.
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Cons
  • Very slow.
  • Bad UX.
  • Outdated design.
  • Too expensive.
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  • We would like to see Veracode continue to improve the integrations available, particularly with respect to .NET IDEs. Part of our development team uses JetBrains' Rider which is, as of this time, unsupported for static integration.
  • We would also like to see Veracode continue to improve their dynamic scan offerings; with the recent addition of DAST Essentials we feel this improvement may come sooner than later.
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Likelihood to Renew
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At this time, and we just renewed a month ago, I dont see any products out there overall that can offer what Veracode does. Yes, its not cheap by any means, but for the money its the best application security scanning tool out there.
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Usability
If you don’t know how to scan for the language, it isn’t entirely user friendly
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- Almost no setup required and easy to configure - Very easy to use, intuitive UI with integrated analytics and learning portals. - Seamless to review the results, triage them, generate reports. - Security progression of the product/application is tracked via successive scans. - Privileges/Roles nicely fine grained and tightly controlled to let teams "view" only their products.
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Reliability and Availability
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Veracode has always been up and available to us.
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Performance
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At this point, it runs well and mostly in a timely fashion. Dynamic scans take days but this may be a config issue still to be resolved.
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Support Rating
I have a very strong reason for the very best rating. Usually, Black Duck support is quick enough and they continuously keep me updated about the status if some issue is taking time for them to resolve. Overall, I am happy with the response I get from t customer care. I was planning an upgrade and I ran into an issue as the migrated Postgres database does not get identified by the new version of the hub. And all the projects, scans and the huge amount of work we put in comments under version are all lost. I immediately opened a case in the Black Duck customer portal. And in no time, I get a message back from the support for a quick WebEx session. And support was able to help me and my weekend was saved. Thank you for the quick support Black Duck. Appreciate it. I also have some questions on using Black Duck in an optimal way. I get helpful replies quick enough.
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Overall, Veracode support is helpful, community support is great, and documentation is available for self-service. Our Customer Success Manager is very helpful and reaches out regularly to see if we need assistance. We have not utilized many of the other resources offered by Veracode, however, in the future we would like to leverage secure coding training for our Development teams.
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Implementation Rating
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We use it as a SAS service, so really just getting our teams to mold the use of Veracode into their SDLC has been a process of years in the making. It comes down to what your teams are ready and willing to accept and change. Management is key in getting their groups on board with using it regularly. If it doesnt have management backing, your security teams have little to no influence in getting this process off the ground fully.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Sonatype only identifies and scans third-party dependency and not custom-developed code—at least that's what it was doing back in 2018 when I used to utilize its services. Interface-wise, too, Veracode looks much cleaner and easier to navigate than Sonatype. Support and consultation with how-to guides and documents make Veracode easier to use.
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Scalability
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It meets our needs.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Positive: Scanning all our applications on Veracode provides us an overview of our cyber security posture for the organization as a whole.
  • Positive: Performing the SAST, SCA and DAST scanning for all the applications at the early stages of the SDLC helps us identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities early, reducing the risk of data breaches and cyber-attacks.
  • Negative: Sometimes Veracode SAST scanner closed and reopens some findings, leading to reliability issues on the scanner itself.
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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

Veracode Screenshots

Screenshot of a fixScreenshot of the Veracode PlatformScreenshot of SCAScreenshot of SCA Github