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Black Duck Software reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(60 total reviews)

34% positive business outlook

Black Duck Software has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 60 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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60 reviews
1.0
Feb 6, 2026
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Pros

All the pros left the company, what's left is mediocre. To younger employees: 2 years max, then get out of there.

Cons

Private Equity fund asset stripping, company unbearable to work in, infrastructure in the drain, no longer a serious and established cyber security company, now an AI start-up trying to make money. Massive layoffs, chaotic organisational changes, no upwards mobility and flat company structure. Terrible salary and compensation package, poor benefits scheme, no more remote work, no salary increases, meagre yearly bonus. Excuses excuses. Training and personal development prospects: on your own dime and your own time. Absent HR, absent payroll team, neglectful management. Long hours, thankless work, unreasonable targets. Negging culture. Massive client retention problem leaving in their droves, massive employee retention problem. Presenteeism, Cliquey toxic environment, isolate the quiet ones, Nepotism hires, no promotion chances. CEO is a nutcase.

3.0
Nov 9, 2025
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Pros

1. Provide more opportunities to employees to use AI in their daily tasks to improve the productivity 2. Challenging work environment and latest tech stack is being used by most of the products so there is lot of learning opportunities 3. It was a very good company with lot of employee benefits like RSU, ESPP, Interest free loans, Company Car Purchase program, Gratuity for 3 year etc But last year during October 2024, company was sold to Private equity and then all of these benefits are lost 4. Synopsys used to pay more than 100% variable pay every year but now we do not get 90% also

Cons

1. Company expects employees to put long hours for very minimal annual hikes. 2. Even when employees get promoted very minimal hikes are paid 3. Also we do get our variable pay in full due to private equity 4. There is a lot of work pressure 5. Due to Synopsys moving out the customers are also not extending the contracts for the products 6. Work Culture looks like a startup now as the company is trying to establish itself after Synopsys moved out 7. Lot of attrition is going on as most of the talented old employees are moving out of the company due to missing benefits which Synopsys was providing 8. During transition from Synopsys to Blackduck lot of false commitments were made by the CEO on compensating the lost RSU but nothing happened

2.0
Mar 21, 2025

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Pros

Good learning opportunity for freshers

Cons

Higher management is worst. They don't have any vision.

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