# Black Duck Software: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/black-duck-software

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Software composition analysis](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/software-composition-analysis/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Black Duck Software uses binary and snippet analysis to catch components others miss" (Claude Haiku 4.5, SCA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Black Duck Software, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aikido.dev: 2
- dev.to: 2
- securityboulevard.com: 2
- appsecsanta.com: 1
- checkmarx.com: 1
- expertinsights.com: 1
- fluidattacks.com: 1
- forrester.com: 1
- guideflow.com: 1
- industryarc.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aikido.dev/blog/top-10-software-composition-analysis-sca-tools-in-2025: 1
- https://aikido.dev/blog/top-enterprise-sast-tools: 1
- https://appsecsanta.com/sast-tools: 1
- https://appsecsanta.com/sast-tools/enterprise-sast-tools: 1
- https://checkmarx.com/checkmarx-vs-competition: 1
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/sast/open-source-vs-premium-sast-tools: 1
- https://dev.to/pantoai/best-software-composition-analysis-tools-in-2025-for-secure-code-2bed: 1
- https://dev.to/rahulxsingh/10-best-checkmarx-alternatives-for-sast-in-2026-4ohe: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.