
Black Duck SCA
Black Duck SCA helps teams manage security, quality, and license compliance risks in open-source and third-party code.
What Black Duck SCA is
Black Duck SCA helps teams manage security, quality, and license compliance risks in open-source and third-party code. It identifies components through dependency, binary, and snippet analysis, then builds a software bill of materials (SBOM). For vulnerability work, it provides Black Duck Security Advisories, prioritization, reachability metrics, remediation guidance, and malicious-package detection. License capabilities include identifying open-source licenses and producing notices reports; the enterprise feature list also includes full license text and obligation tracking. Teams can import and export SBOMs in SPDX and CycloneDX formats, and scan pull requests. The enterprise list adds AI/ML model detection and information for evaluating model origin, use, and model cards. Integrations span development environments, source control, CI and build tools, package managers, workflow tools, and production capabilities, with REST APIs. It can run as hosted or on-premises software, including in air-gapped environments, and scans Docker and other containers. Pricing is available on request; no plan price is displayed.
Good
- Combines dependency, binary, and snippet analysis.
- Imports and exports SPDX and CycloneDX SBOMs.
- Provides reachability metrics and remediation guidance.
- Scans Docker and other containers.
- Offers hosted and on-premises deployment options.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing is available on request, not displayed.
- Current language support list requires contacting Black Duck.
Who it suits
It suits teams that need to assess open-source and third-party code for security, quality, and license risks. Its hosted, on-premises, and air-gapped deployment options may fit different operating environments.
Verdict
Black Duck SCA brings component identification, vulnerability handling, license compliance, and SBOM workflows together. Buyers should confirm pricing and the current supported language list with Black Duck.
Plans and prices
From Black Duck SCA's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Open source detection (enterprise edition) | Priced on request | Unlimited application and container scans · binary and firmware analysis · AI/ML model risk insight · SBOM import/export · automatic policy enforcement |
| Standard Edition | Priced on request | Unlimited application and container scans · SBOM import/export · vulnerability management · license compliance · custom policies |
The facts
Each one read from Black Duck SCA's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI model insight
- The enterprise feature list includes detection of AI/ML models in projects and evaluation of model origin, usage, and model card.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Container scanning
- Black Duck says it scans Docker and other containers and monitors existing applications and containers for newly disclosed vulnerabilities.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Black Duck SCA is available as hosted or on-premises software, including options for air-gapped environments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Detection
- It combines dependency, binary, and snippet analysis to identify components and build an SBOM.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- The listed plan features include implementation and adoption services, and continuous application monitoring before and after deployment.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Black Duck lists integrations across IDEs, source control, CI/build tools, package managers, workflow tools, and production capabilities, and says it offers REST APIs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Language support
- The product page says it supports common package managers and languages, while signature scanning is language-agnostic; it directs buyers to contact Black Duck for the current supported list.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License compliance
- Features include open source license identification, notices reports, and, in the enterprise feature list, full license text and obligation tracking.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Black Duck SCA helps teams manage security, quality, and license compliance risks in open source and third-party code.checked 9 Oct 2026
- SBOM formats
- Black Duck SCA supports SBOM import and export in SPDX and CycloneDX formats.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported tools
- Examples on the integrations page include GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Maven, npm, Artifactory, and Jira Software.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Vulnerability handling
- It provides Black Duck Security Advisories, prioritization and reachability metrics, remediation guidance, and malicious package detection.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Burlington, Massachusetts, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Price availability
- The product page directs prospective customers to Get pricing and displays no plan price.checked 9 Oct 2026
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