FOSSA vs Black Duck SCA

FOSSA9.3Visit Black Duck SCA8.9Visit

Higher score FOSSA #2 in Software Composition Analysis Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FOSSA

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

• FOSSA fits best

  Hybrid teams needing mature SCA

• Black Duck SCA fits best

  Large enterprises needing broad analysis

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Side by side

Feature	FOSSA 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Black Duck SCA 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Software Composition Analysis Software	#4 in Software Composition Analysis Software
Best for	Hybrid teams needing mature SCA	Large enterprises needing broad analysis
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/site/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001
Integrations	7 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FOSSA 3/3 · Black Duck SCA 3/3
SBOM generation	✓	✓
Reachability analysis	✓	✓
Pull request scanning	✓	✓
Specs
Supported ecosystems	JavaScript/TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, Clojure, Elixir, iOS/Objective-C/Swift, .NET, PHP, Dart, Erlang, Fortran, Haskell, Perl	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
Monitored projects	10 projects	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Direct, transitive, and reachability analysis for dependencies SBOM generation, import, export, and management Broad CI/CD, source-control, container, and policy capabilities	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.
Cons	Free plan is limited to 5 projects Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports Business pricing is billed annually	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.
Our verdict	FOSSA is a software supply chain security and compliance platform for engineering, security, and legal teams. It analyzes direct and transitive open-source dependencies, identifies license and vulnerability issues, generates and manages… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FOSSA — where it wins

  • Direct, transitive, and reachability analysis for dependencies
  • SBOM generation, import, export, and management
  • Broad CI/CD, source-control, container, and policy capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 5 projects
  • Business includes 10 projects or SBOM imports
  • Business pricing is billed annually

• 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.

• FOSSA9.3/10 · Free plan

  A mature SCA platform covering dependencies, SBOMs, containers, licenses, and policy controls.

  Visit FOSSAFull verdict →
• Black Duck SCA8.9/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit Black DuckFull verdict →