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    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABlack Duck is a software composition analysis tool acquired and now supported by Synopsys since 2017.N/A

    Fortify by OpenText

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAn AppSec solution formerly from Micro Focus, spanning SCA, SAST and DAST that supports the breadth and management of any application portfolio, used to secure code. Features API discovery and testing for any application, throughout the software lifecycle.N/A

    Synopsys Coverity

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASynopsys offers the Coverity static application security testing (SAST) solution, to help users build software that’s more secure, higher-quality, and compliant with standards.N/A
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeOptional
    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.—Contact the Synopsys Software Integrity Group (SIG) Sales team at https://www.synopsys.com/software-integrity/contact-sales.html for more detailed pricing information.
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    User Ratings
    Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)Fortify by OpenTextSynopsys Coverity
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    User Testimonials
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    Black Duck Software
    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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    OpenText
    It is best suited for runtime application security scanning and very useful for automation. You can seemlessly integrate with pipeline for dynamic scans. Cloud based apps can also be scanned for vulnerabilities, cross site scripting attacks. Basically all OWASP TOP 10. It is less appropriate to use if you have serverless architecture
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    Synopsys
    Best suits for large scale and dynamic development environment. It may be best tool if you want to release your apps with less TAT. However if you have a CRM tool which is COTS product it can offer little help. Even then you should be familiar with what features of Coverity Static Analysis (SAST) are helpful for your development environment
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    Pros
    Black Duck Software
    • Quick inventory scan: Black Duck helps us scan the code repositories in no time. And quickly list the components and I now really know what is in my code.
    • Security and License risk management: Black Duck being rich in its knowledge base about the vulnerabilities and license issues of open source components, quickly compares the identified inventory to the Black Duck knowledge base and lists all the vulnerabilities and license issues in the code.
    • Integration for automatic scanning: Black Duck is part of devops which provides us automatic scanning. Black Duck is not just for devops but also SecOps.
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    OpenText
    • DAST Scanning
    • API Scanning
    • Less detection of false positive
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    Synopsys
    • It can provide security scanning dashboard
    • Help detect vulnerabilities and recommend remediation
    • Integration of devsecops helps speed up release cycles
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    Cons
    Black Duck Software
    • License model based on usage is costly.
    • Documentation is extensive, but often confusing.
    • Black Duck Hub could use some feature improvements for more robust governance capabilities
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    OpenText
    • Reporting could be better
    • Can be an involved setup if your organization is not using common build tools
    • Users get spammed with a lot of email updates from the service
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    Synopsys
    • Coverage of integration with other security tools can be improved
    • Customisation of dashboard to enable customer choice of tracking
    • Showcase devsecops progressive tasks from SLA and violation from code scanner perspective
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    Black Duck Software
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    OpenText
    Since every firm needs to perform static code analysis on their applications, I believe Micro Focus Fortify WebInspect would work well for them (they also offer dynamic scanning, although I haven't used it myself). Different static analysis tools scan code in different ways, and Micro Focus Fortify WebInspect asks you to submit a complete build of the application along with debugging files. Depending on how your company builds its apps, this requirement may be simple or challenging.
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    Synopsys
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    Usability
    Black Duck Software
    If you don’t know how to scan for the language, it isn’t entirely user friendly
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    OpenText
    It is a cloud-based platform which can provide us a very useful and unique features like Application Assessment, Scans, Vulnerability Test, Comprehensive Reporting, Monitoring, etc. Fortify by Open Text is also outstanding in various parameters for the support and integration and it is highly adaptable in various DevOps Program where you need secure app testing with all given features.
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    Support Rating
    Black Duck Software
    Support seems very responsive.
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    OpenText
    Always receive excellent support from the vendor. No issues there.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Black Duck Software
    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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    OpenText
    Fortify Application Defender is a little more timely and upfront with a lot of their information on cyber security. we like what they provide and how they communicate with our users. I think they have a good understanding and practice in their field. they seem best suited for us and the best fit.
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    Synopsys
    Coverity Static Analysis (SAST) has wide coverage in terms of Owasp Top 10 vulnerabilities, various types of languages, backward integration. While other tools offer similar experience of code scanning, coverity helps in pointed recommendations for quick closure of vulnerabilities. The historical analysis of vulnerabilities is a good value add in understanding which type of code and which language is better in improving cyber security maturity.
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    Return on Investment
    Black Duck Software
    • 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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    OpenText
    • DevSecOps helped in reducing efforts
    • License cost was less
    • We could roll out double the count of applications with implementation of WebInspect
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    Synopsys
    • Helped reduce efforts of development team avoiding rework
    • Increased security maturity
    • Increased efficiency of the teams
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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

    Synopsys Coverity Screenshots

    Screenshot of Coverity works with the Code Sight™ IDE plugin, enabling developers to find and fix security and quality defects as they write code.Screenshot of Coverity provides broad security and quality checker support for 21 languages and over 70 frameworks.