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Black Duck

Black Duck Polaris

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

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What is Black Duck Polaris?

Integrate AppSec to match the speed, scale, and ambition of AI-powered development with the Black Duck Polaris™ Platform. When innovation moves fast, your security must move faster. Accelerate modern software development with agentic AI AppSec that secures every line of code with no friction or delay.

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Awards & Recognition

Black Duck Polaris won the following awards in the Application Security Testing category

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Latest Award, 2026

5 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2026

Black Duck Polaris Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

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83 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Black Duck Polaris?

9% Negative

0% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Feature Ratings

Average 76

SDLC Integration

Policy Engine and Enforcements

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Mobile Application Security Testing

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

False Positive Remediation

Risk Scoring

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Container Security Testing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Black Duck Polaris Reviews

Adnan K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Black Duck - leader in application security testin

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Black Duck Polaris from other similar products?

Real-Time Alerts and Notifications

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

snippet scanning

What do you dislike most about this product?

Higher Cost for Licensing and Deployment. Black Duck is often considered a premium solution, and its cost can be a barrier for smaller teams or companies. License costs can grow significantly with larger codebases and complex configurations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Synopsys software integrity group is now operating as an independent company - Black Duck. This product is no longer a part of Synopsys offering.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Altruistic

Rakesh S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2026

Comprehensive security testing platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Black Duck Polaris from other similar products?

Instead of managing separate tools for SAST, SCA, DAST, IaC and secrets scanning it provides a unified view of application security. This makes it easier for development teams to understand the overall risk of an application and prioritize what actually needs to be fixed.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like most is the developer focused approach. It makes it easier to identify security issues early in the development cycle and gives developers actionable findings without requiring them to constantly switch between different security tools.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For larger codebases scans can take some time to complete. This isn't a major issue for smaller projects but it can become noticeable when working with large applications or multiple repositories.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would suggest starting with a small pilot instead of rolling it out across the entire organization immediately. Test it on a few real applications, check the quality of the findings, false positive rate, scan performance and how easily developers can act on the results. Then decide whether it provides enough value to scale.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Saves Time

Cons

Less Inspiring

Ram S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2026

Comprehensive open source security tool

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Black Duck Polaris from other similar products?

Strong focus on open source (SCA) security and license compliance Extensive vulnerability and component knowledge base Accurate detection of open source dependencies (including transitive)

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Deep visibility into open source risks and licenses Reliable and accurate dependency detection Clear policy-based risk management

What do you dislike most about this product?

Setup and onboarding can be complex Scans may take time on large codebases UI can feel less intuitive in some areas

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with policy configuration before running scans Integrate early into CI/CD for better results Train teams on license compliance and security usage

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation
Caring
Saves Time

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Black Duck Polaris Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

83 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Black Duck Polaris?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

SDLC Integration Integration with source code repository, pipeline, etc.

Policy Engine and Enforcements Includes standard and/or customizable security policies, and the ability to enforce policies.

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Analyzes applications while in runtime to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Analyzes libraries and other components of an application to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Mobile Application Security Testing Analyzes mobile apps and/or APIs to identify security vulnerabilities.

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Analyzes applications while in runtime to identify potential security vulnerabilities, using automated or human interactions.

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in Provides plug-ins or other means to integrate directly into popular Integrated Development Environments (IDEs).

False Positive Remediation Resolves false positives using either human curators and/or machine-enabled algorithms.

Risk Scoring Provides an overall risk score that consolidates and normalizes assessment results and allows for comparisons against other third parties.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Analyzes application source code to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Container Security Testing Analyzes application containers to identify security vulnerabilities.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Black Duck Polaris Reviews

Adnan K.

Black Duck - leader in application security testin

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rakesh S.

Comprehensive security testing platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Ram S.

Comprehensive open source security tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

SDLC Integration

Policy Engine and Enforcements

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Mobile Application Security Testing

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in

False Positive Remediation

Risk Scoring

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Container Security Testing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement