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 solution is stable."
"The UI is the solution's most valuable feature since it allows for easy pipeline integration."
"The most valuable feature for me in Black Duck is its ability to scan binary files effectively."
"The installation is very easy."
"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."
"It highlights what the developers have done, and it shows the impact from an intellectual property point of view."
"It is able to drill down to the source level."
"The solution is very good at scanning and evaluating open source software."
"When it comes to ShiftLeft, the most valuable feature is definitely its ease of use and cost-effectiveness."
"It needs to be more user-friendly for developers and in general, to ensure compliance."
"I would like to see improvements in Black Duck's reporting capabilities."
"The scanner client is limited by the size of software it can handle."
"Black Duck can improve the time it takes for a scan. Most of the time it's not ideal when integrated with the live DevSecOps pipeline. We have to create a separate job to scan the library because it takes a couple of hours to scan all those libraries. The scanning could be faster."
"I would like to see more integration with other solutions, such as IntelliJ IDEA."
"The solution's pricing model and documentation areas of concern where improvement is needed."
"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."
"We're not too sure about the extension of the firewall. It never shows up in the Hub."
"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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