--- title: "Black Duck vs Mend: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Black Duck or Mend more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SBOM platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/sbom-platforms/compare/black-duck-vs-mend" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Black Duck vs Mend: Which is searched more? Is Black Duck or Mend more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SBOM platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Black Duck and Mend - **Competitive set**: SBOM platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Black Duck Share of Search**: 1.6% - **Mend Share of Search**: 0.99% ## Is Black Duck or Mend more popular in search? - In September 2026, Black Duck had more branded searches than Mend among SBOM platforms worldwide. Black Duck had about 1,440 branded searches, while Mend had 880. Black Duck made up 1.6% of all SBOM platform searches we track, and Mend accounted for 0.99%. - Black Duck was ahead of Mend in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Black Duck’s share of searches among SBOM platforms worldwide moved from 1.5% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mend’s share of searches among SBOM platforms worldwide moved from 1% to 0.99%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 880. ## Top SBOM platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Black Duck was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Mend did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Anchore | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Snyk | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | OWASP Dependency-Track | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Syft | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Black Duck | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | FOSSA | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | JFrog Xray | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CycloneDX | 8th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mend | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Cybeats | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about SBOM platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which SBOM platform should I use?": 1. Snyk, 2. Black Duck, 3. FOSSA, 4. Anchore, 5. OWASP Dependency-Track, 6. Syft, 7. CycloneDX - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best SBOM platforms?": 1. Anchore, 2. OWASP Dependency-Track, 3. Snyk, 4. JFrog Xray, 5. FOSSA, 6. Syft, 7. CycloneDX - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best SBOM platform for a software team?": 1. Snyk, 2. OWASP Dependency-Track, 3. Anchore, 4. JFrog Xray, 5. Black Duck, 6. CycloneDX - Searched Google, AI Overview "sbom tools": 1. Syft, 2. Anchore, 3. CycloneDX - Searched Google, AI Overview "software bill of materials": 1. CycloneDX Not named in any answer: Mend and Cybeats. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for SBOM platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Mend worldwide fell 12% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 880 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Black Duck estimated searches | Black Duck Share of Search | Black Duck rank | Mend estimated searches | Mend Share of Search | Mend rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.5K | 1.5% | 7 | 1K | 1% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 1.2K | 1.4% | 7 | 1K | 1.1% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 1.6% | 7 | 1K | 1.2% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 1.5% | 7 | 1K | 1.1% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 7 | 1K | 1% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 1.8K | 1.7% | 7 | 1K | 0.95% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 8 | | May 2026 | 1.4K | 1.4% | 7 | 1K | 0.99% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 1.5% | 7 | 880 | 0.89% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 1.8K | 2% | 6 | 1K | 1.2% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 1.7% | 7 | 1K | 1.2% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 1.4K | 1.6% | 7 | 880 | 0.99% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Black Duck’s and Mend’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Black Duck**: Measured on the search terms “black duck sca” and “synopsys black duck”, summed into one figure. - **Mend**: Measured on the search term “mend io”. - [Black Duck profile](/demand/global-en/brands/black-duck) - [Mend profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mend) - [All SBOM platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sbom-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Black Duck or Mend more popular in search? In September 2026, Black Duck had more branded searches than Mend among SBOM platforms worldwide. Black Duck had about 1,440 branded searches, while Mend had 880. Black Duck made up 1.6% of all SBOM platform searches we track, and Mend accounted for 0.99%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Black Duck vs Mend: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/sbom-platforms/compare/black-duck-vs-mend This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/sbom-platforms/compare/black-duck-vs-mend. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.