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Synack vs. Black Duck Polaris Platform

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSynack

by NetSPI

Black Duck Polaris Platform

by Black Duck

Overall rating4.84.2
Review count21104
Ease of use9.78.6
Ease of setup9.68.6
Quality of support9.98.7
Meets requirements9.78.9
NPS90.4761947.572816
Small Business14.3%16.5%
Mid-Market14.3%31.1%
Enterprise71.4%52.4%
Total page views696614
Total LLM citations2,118133

Synack

Synack is a continuous penetration testing platform that combines agentic AI with a global network of vetted security researchers to uncover real, exploitable vulnerabilities across the entire attack surface. Most organizations test only a fraction of what matters. Synack closes that coverage gap—using AI to scale discovery and human expertise to validate real risk.

Pros

    Black Duck Polaris Platform

    Black Duck builds trust in software by enabling organizations to manage application security, quality, and compliance risks at the speed their business demands. Black Duck solutions help developers to secure code as fast as they write it, development and DevSecOps teams to automate testing within development pipelines without compromising velocity, and security teams to proactively manage risk and focus remediation efforts on what matters most.

    Pros

    • Open Source
    • Accuracy of Findings