--- title: "Black Duck vs JFrog Xray: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Black Duck or JFrog Xray 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/compare/black-duck-vs-jfrog-xray" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Black Duck vs JFrog Xray: Which is searched more? Is Black Duck or JFrog Xray 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 JFrog Xray - **Competitive set**: SBOM platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Black Duck Share of Search**: 1.6% - **JFrog Xray Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Is Black Duck or JFrog Xray more popular in search? - In September 2026, JFrog Xray had more branded searches than Black Duck among SBOM platforms worldwide. JFrog Xray had about 1,600 branded searches, while Black Duck had 1,440. JFrog Xray made up 1.8% of all SBOM platform searches we track, and Black Duck accounted for 1.6%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Black Duck took it in July 2026, JFrog Xray took it in August 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, JFrog Xray’s share of searches among SBOM platforms worldwide moved from 1.9% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K. ## Top SBOM platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Black Duck and JFrog Xray were each mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. JFrog Xray was listed before Black Duck in two out of three answers that named either. 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 JFrog Xray worldwide fell 15.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Black Duck estimated searches | Black Duck Share of Search | Black Duck rank | JFrog Xray estimated searches | JFrog Xray Share of Search | JFrog Xray rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.5K | 1.5% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.9% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 1.2K | 1.4% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.2% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 1.6% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.3% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 1.5% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 1.3% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.9% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1.8K | 1.7% | 7 | 2.4K | 2.3% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 1.6% | 7 | 2.4K | 2.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | 1.4K | 1.4% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.9% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 1.5% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.9% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 1.8K | 2% | 6 | 1.6K | 1.8% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6K | 1.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 1.4K | 1.6% | 7 | 1.6K | 1.8% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Black Duck’s and JFrog Xray’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. - **JFrog Xray**: Measured on the search term “jfrog xray”. - [Black Duck profile](/demand/global-en/brands/black-duck) - [JFrog Xray profile](/demand/global-en/brands/jfrog-xray) - [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 JFrog Xray more popular in search? In September 2026, JFrog Xray had more branded searches than Black Duck among SBOM platforms worldwide. JFrog Xray had about 1,600 branded searches, while Black Duck had 1,440. JFrog Xray made up 1.8% of all SBOM platform searches we track, and Black Duck accounted for 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Black Duck vs JFrog Xray: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/black-duck-vs-jfrog-xray This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/black-duck-vs-jfrog-xray. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.