We performed a comparison between Black Duck and ShiftLeft based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Synopsys, Snyk, Veracode and others in Software Composition Analysis (SCA)."The UI is the solution's most valuable feature since it allows for easy pipeline integration."
"The installation is very easy."
"The solution is very good at scanning and evaluating open source software."
"The stability is okay."
"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 product enables other applications to be secure."
"Policy management is a valuable feature."
"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."
"When it comes to ShiftLeft, the most valuable feature is definitely its ease of use and cost-effectiveness."
"The scanner client is limited by the size of software it can handle."
"We're not too sure about the extension of the firewall. It never shows up in the Hub."
"The solution must provide more open APIs."
"It's still a bit inconsistent. For example, if I scan today, it might not show the same results tomorrow."
"The tool's documentation and support are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"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 tool needs to improve its pricing. Its configuration is complex and can be improved."
"Having support from senior management is crucial in making it mandatory for teams to collaborate with the security team throughout the development process."
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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