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Black Duck - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Black Duck overview

What is Black Duck?

Black Duck is an open source management software used by web developers and legal and security teams to discover, monitor, and manage open source vulnerabilities and license compliance. It uses a unique multi-factor detection technology to ensure security in code, binaries, and containers, and it allows the user to set open source security and use policies. Black Duck automatically scans for vulnerabilities and produces a comprehensive Bill of Materials to track identified risks. With Synopsys, your organization benefits from use of the Black Duck Knowledge Base, which contains over 4.5 million open source projects and 2,750 open source licenses, providing the most complete and comprehensive security coverage in the industry.

Starting price

Free

Black Duck’s user interface

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Black Duck pros, cons and reviews insights

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Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
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3-4(16)
5(14)

What do users say about Black Duck?

Great insight into software security, coverage is excellent - in my opinion the best product out there and easily integratable at scale.


Who uses Black Duck?

Based on 31 verified user reviews.

Company size

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Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Medical Devices
Airlines/Aviation
Hospital & Health Care

Use cases

Network Security
Encryption
License Management
Computer Security
Penetration Testing

Black Duck's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Black Duck users:

Activity tracking
API
Application security
Audit management
Audit trail
Compliance management
License inventory
License tracking
Monitoring
Policy management

All Black Duck features

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Activity tracking
API
Application security
Audit management
Audit trail
Compliance management
License inventory
License tracking
Monitoring
Policy management
Real-Time notifications
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
Risk alerts
Risk assessment
Security auditing
Third-Party integrations
User management
Vulnerability scanning

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Black Duck pricing

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User opinions about Black Duck price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Black Duck's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“Great insight into software security, coverage is excellent - in my opinion the best product out there and easily integratable at scale.”
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Sam W.

Infrastructure engineer

“An updated vulnerability list and ease of Maintainance and administration are the key features of the tool.”
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Sharique K.

DevOps Engineering Manager

Black Duck integrations (20)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 31 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Black Duck integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

The integration was critical for the successfully deployment in order to provide a highly secure and easy to use authentication platform.

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Ben S.

Infrastructure Architect

Black Duck support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
FAQs/Forum
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Documentation
In Person
Videos
Live Online
Webinars

Black Duck FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Black Duck?

Black Duck has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Mid-size Business, Large Enterprises

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Q. What level of support does Black Duck offer?

Black Duck offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep)

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