Black Duck SCA vs Semgrep Supply Chain

Black Duck SCA8.9Visit Semgrep Supply Chain8.7Visit

Higher score Black Duck SCA #4 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Black Duck

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Semgrep Supply Chain #6 in Software Composition Analysis Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Semgrep

• Black Duck SCA fits best

  Large enterprises needing broad analysis

• Semgrep Supply Chain fits best

  Developer teams needing code-aware SCA

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Side by side

Feature	Black Duck SCA 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Semgrep Supply Chain 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#6 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Large enterprises needing broad analysis	Developer teams needing code-aware SCA
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$30/user/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Linux, macOS
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	13 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Black Duck SCA 3/3 · Semgrep Supply Chain 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	BitBake, Cargo, Carthage, CocoaPods, Conan, Conda, CPAN, CRAN, Dart, Go, Gradle, Hex, Ivy, Lerna, Maven, npm, NuGet, Packagist, PEAR, pip, pnpm, Poetry, RubyGems, SBT, Setuptools, Swift, Yarn, Xcode, OPAM, UV, Rush	C# (NuGet); Dart (Pub); Go (Go modules); Java (Gradle, Maven); JavaScript/TypeScript (npm, Yarn, pnpm); Kotlin (Gradle, Maven); PHP (Composer); Python (pip, pip-tool, Pipenv, Poetry); Ruby (RubyGems); Rust (Cargo); Scala (Maven); Swift (SwiftPM)
Monitored projects	Not checked yet	500 projects
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Analyzes dependencies, binaries, snippets, and software bills of materials. Supports reachability, policy enforcement, and continuous application monitoring. Covers many ecosystems with source-control, CI/CD, and IDE integrations.	Codebase-aware reachability identifies vulnerable dependency paths SBOM generation, license checks, and malicious-package detection Broad source-control and CI/CD integrations with a free edition
Cons	Pricing uses a contact-sales model rather than self-serve plans. Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of dependency-only teams. Hybrid deployment may require planning across hosted and self-hosted environments.	Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors Teams pricing is charged per contributor each month Enterprise pricing is not displayed in the published plans
Our verdict	Black Duck SCA helps development, DevOps, and security teams identify and manage risks in open-source and third-party software. Its coverage spans dependency, binary, and snippet analysis, with capabilities for vulnerability… Read the review →	Semgrep Supply Chain is a software composition analysis product for development and security teams. It examines open-source dependencies, identifies vulnerable code paths through codebase-aware reachability analysis, generates and exports… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Black Duck SCA — where it wins

  • Analyzes dependencies, binaries, snippets, and software bills of materials.
  • Supports reachability, policy enforcement, and continuous application monitoring.
  • Covers many ecosystems with source-control, CI/CD, and IDE integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model rather than self-serve plans.
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of dependency-only teams.
  • Hybrid deployment may require planning across hosted and self-hosted environments.

• Semgrep Supply Chain — where it wins

  • Codebase-aware reachability identifies vulnerable dependency paths
  • SBOM generation, license checks, and malicious-package detection
  • Broad source-control and CI/CD integrations with a free edition

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Edition is limited to 10 repositories and 10 contributors
  • Teams pricing is charged per contributor each month
  • Enterprise pricing is not displayed in the published plans

• Black Duck SCA8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad SCA coverage for enterprises managing open-source risk across the SDLC.

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• Semgrep Supply Chain8.7/10 · Free plan

  A developer-focused SCA tool combining reachability, SBOMs, detection, and upgrade automation.

  Visit SemgrepFull verdict →