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title: "Anchore vs Black Duck: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Anchore or Black Duck 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."
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# Anchore vs Black Duck: Which is searched more?

Is Anchore or Black Duck 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**: Anchore and Black Duck
- **Competitive set**: SBOM platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Anchore Share of Search**: 5%
- **Black Duck Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Is Anchore or Black Duck more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Anchore had more branded searches than Black Duck among SBOM platforms worldwide. Anchore had about 4,400 branded searches, while Black Duck had 1,440. Anchore made up 5% of all SBOM platform searches we track, and Black Duck accounted for 1.6%.
- Anchore was ahead of Black Duck in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Anchore’s share of searches among SBOM platforms worldwide moved from 4.4% to 5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K.
- 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.

## How did search popularity change for SBOM platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Anchore gained share of searches among SBOM platforms worldwide, from 4.2% to 5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Anchore estimated searches | Anchore Share of Search | Anchore rank | Black Duck estimated searches | Black Duck Share of Search | Black Duck rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 4.4% | 5 | 1.5K | 1.5% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 5.1% | 5 | 1.2K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 4.3% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 5% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.5% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 3.6% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 3.4% | 5 | 1.8K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 4.3% | 5 | 1.6K | 1.6% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 3.6% | 5 | 1.4K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 3.6% | 5 | 1.4K | 1.5% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 4.1% | 5 | 1.8K | 2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 4.2% | 5 | 1.4K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.4K | 5% | 5 | 1.4K | 1.6% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Anchore’s and Black Duck’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.

- **Anchore**: Measured on the search term “anchore”.
- **Black Duck**: Measured on the search terms “black duck sca” and “synopsys black duck”, summed into one figure.

- [Anchore profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anchore)
- [Black Duck profile](/demand/global-en/brands/black-duck)
- [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 Anchore or Black Duck more popular in search?

In September 2026, Anchore had more branded searches than Black Duck among SBOM platforms worldwide. Anchore had about 4,400 branded searches, while Black Duck had 1,440. Anchore made up 5% of all SBOM platform searches we track, and Black Duck accounted for 1.6%.

## Cite this page

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