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At a Glance
Black Duck
Black Duck
Star Rating
(26)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (52.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
Star Rating
(90)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Black Duck vs SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) easier to use. However, reviewers felt that Black Duck is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer, and both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) meets the needs of their business better than Black Duck.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) over Black Duck.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Black Duck
No pricing available
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
Community Edition
Free
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Free Trial
Black Duck
Free Trial is available
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.7
14
8.7
77
Ease of Use
8.0
14
8.3
79
Ease of Setup
8.3
8
7.8
50
Ease of Admin
8.3
8
8.3
46
Quality of Support
7.5
12
8.0
62
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
10
8.3
40
Product Direction (% positive)
6.1
15
8.0
74
Features by Category
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
7.5
194
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
6.3
15
Analysis
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.1
17
Testing
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
6.3
16
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
6.6
16
Software Development Analytics ToolsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
7.9
127
Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Management
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.8
20
Software Composition AnalysisHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.6
150
Documentation
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
8.2
27
Security
Not enough data
6.8
24
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
8.0
24
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk management - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and efficiency - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Analytics - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Black Duck
Black Duck
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
Black Duck and SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube) share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Black Duck
Black Duck
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
52.0%
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
43.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Black Duck
Black Duck
Information Technology and Services
32.0%
Computer Software
32.0%
Utilities
4.0%
Telecommunications
4.0%
Printing
4.0%
Other
24.0%
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
Computer Software
23.6%
Information Technology and Services
22.5%
Financial Services
7.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Computer & Network Security
4.5%
Other
37.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Black Duck
Black Duck
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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Verified User in Financial Services

Impressed with the Blackduck offerings to scan and manage OpenSource software, their service, and the response time . Very detailed information on licensing and vulnerability for the open source software . UI and the usability of the tool and its plugins...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Britanny C.
BC
Britanny C.
Verified User in Computer Software

Missed key open source licensing issues and locked us into a 2-year contract. Expensive with no benefit since we ended up needing to check all the open source code we had personally. If we hadn't we could have faced significant licensing issues. Not a...

SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
SonarQube Server (formerly SonarQube)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Stanley S.
SS
Stanley S.
Verified User in Medical Devices

Our development process is helped alot by SonarQube as it will detect some bugs such as running out of memory, or simple error that we might not see at the first time. Our team is happy to use the product.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Medical Devices

My experience as a SonarSource customer shows that they manifest little interest in small customers. In addition, their quality policy is poor when it comes to fixing major bugs in their code. For instance, this ticket has now been open for 1 year without...

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