We performed a comparison between Black Duck and Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Composition Analysis (SCA) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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 stability is okay."
"The solution is stable."
"Black Duck is pretty extensive in terms of the scan reserves and the vulnerability exposures. From that perspective, I'm happy with it."
"The UI is the solution's most valuable feature since it allows for easy pipeline integration."
"The most valuable feature of Black Duck is the seamless integration to scan our Docker binary files, it provides us all open vulnerabilities, and it ensures a reference point from where it finds the vulnerability is up to date. For example, if there is any new vulnerability found, they are immediately available in the Black Duck. There is no delay in finding the vulnerabilities, they are called out in our code immediately."
"It is able to drill down to the source level."
"We accidentally use third-party library APIs, which may not be secure. Our technical team may not have the end time or expertise to figure it out. Black Duck helps us with that and saves us time."
"The integration part is easy...It's a stable solution right now."
"I appreciate the user-friendly interface. The GUI is excellent, providing detailed information on outdated versions, including version numbers and the flow of library calls. This allows me to plan and prioritize library changes based on potential vulnerabilities, even if the affected library is indirectly used in my project. The tool offers specific guidance on addressing these issues."
"What's most valuable in Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is that it provides security from the start. In the traditional approach, an enterprise or company validates the solution before launching to a production environment, but in the modern approach, security must be checked and provided from the beginning and from the design, and this is where Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis comes in. The solution helps you make sure that every open-source application that you use is secure, and that there's no vulnerability inside that open-source application."
"The most valuable feature of Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is the comprehensive security scan."
"What's most valuable in Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is its ability to identify vulnerabilities in open-source components, especially if some critical issues exist."
"The tool's visual scan analysis shows me all the libraries' vulnerabilities and license types. It helps identify the most complex issues with licenses. It provides good visibility. SCA shows me all libraries that are vulnerable and the extent of their vulnerability."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"One of the strong points of this solution is that it allows you to incorporate it into a CICB pipeline. It has the ability to do incremental scans. If you scan a very large application, it might take two hours to do the initial scan. The subsequent scans, as people are making changes to the app, scan the Delta and are very fast. That's a really nice implementation. The way they have incorporated the functionality of the incremental scans is something to be aware of. It is quite good. It has been very solid. We haven't really had any issues, and it does what it advertises to do very nicely."
"It's still a bit inconsistent. For example, if I scan today, it might not show the same results tomorrow."
"It needs to be more user-friendly for developers and in general, to ensure compliance."
"The product's pricing is higher compared to other competitor products."
"The solution's pricing model and documentation areas of concern where improvement is needed."
"The tool needs to improve its pricing. Its configuration is complex and can be improved."
"Due to the fact that, with our software developer life cycle, we don't need to scan our source code every day or every week. For that reason, we find the cost is too high. We might only actually use it five to ten times a year, which makes it expensive."
"The documentation is quite scattered."
"We have been having some issues with the latest releases where we are not able to scan our applications with the help of Black Duck."
"API security is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement."
"Parts of the implementation process could improve by making it more user-friendly."
"Its pricing can be improved. It is a little bit high priced. It would be better if it was a little less expensive. It is a good tool, and we're still figuring out how to fully leverage it. There are some questions regarding whether it can scan the MuleSoft code. We don't know if this is a gap in the tool or something else. This is one thing that we're just working through right now, and I am not ready to conclude that there is a weakness there. MuleSoft is kind of its own beast, and we're trying to see how we get it to work with Checkmarx."
"I have received complaints from my customers that the pricing could be improved."
"It can have better licensing models."
"The quality of technical support has decreased over time, and it is not as good as it used to be."
"Personally, I currently use it as a standalone tool without integrating it with other systems, and it meets my needs adequately. As a suggestion, I request on considering to add a "what if" feature to the application. Currently, when the tool identifies issues and suggests updates, if I want to explore different scenarios, I need to prepare another file, turn it into a ZIP, and run the analysis again. It would be more convenient if there was a "what if" option in the GUI. This feature could simulate a run, allowing me to quickly check the impact of changing one or more files or versions without the need for a full rerun."
"Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis should improve dynamic analysis."
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Black Duck is ranked 1st in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) with 19 reviews while Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is ranked 8th in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) with 12 reviews. Black Duck is rated 7.8, while Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is rated 9.2. 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 Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis writes "Comprehensive security scan, helpful support, and high availability". Black Duck is most compared with Snyk, Fortify Static Code Analyzer, JFrog Xray, Mend.io and Veracode, whereas Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis is most compared with JFrog Xray, Semgrep Supply Chain, Fortify Static Code Analyzer, FOSSA and Mend.io. See our Black Duck vs. Checkmarx Software Composition Analysis report.
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