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Best ClearlyDefined Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from open source license compliance software ranked against ClearlyDefined on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    FOSSology Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    ClearlyDefined vs FOSSology
  2. 2
    Apache Flink CDC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs Apache Flink CDC
  3. 3
    DeepFilterNet Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs DeepFilterNet
  4. 4
    licscan Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs licscan
  5. 5
    OHRisk Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs OHRisk
  6. 6
    OSS Review Toolkit Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs OSS Review Toolkit
  7. 7
    OSSKB Free plan apiLinuxMacWeb Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs OSSKB
  8. 8
    REUSE Tool Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs REUSE Tool
  9. 9
    SBOM Workbench Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs SBOM Workbench
  10. 10
    ScanCode Toolkit Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs ScanCode Toolkit
  11. 11
    ScanCode Workbench Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    ClearlyDefined vs ScanCode Workbench
  12. 12
    Double Open Compliance Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    ClearlyDefined vs Double Open Compliance
  13. 13
    FOSSA Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $168392.50/mo6.4
    ClearlyDefined vs FOSSA
  14. 14
    FOSSLight Hub Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    ClearlyDefined vs FOSSLight Hub
  15. 15
    SourceTrust Free plan Web $24.92/mo6.4
    ClearlyDefined vs SourceTrust
  16. 16
    SW360 Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    ClearlyDefined vs SW360
  17. 17
    Check License Compliance Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    ClearlyDefined vs Check License Compliance
  18. 19
    OpossumUI LinuxMacWin 5.6
    ClearlyDefined vs OpossumUI
  19. 20
    DejaCode Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo5.5
    ClearlyDefined vs DejaCode
  20. 21
    LicenseRec Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    ClearlyDefined vs LicenseRec

ClearlyDefined alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1FOSSology6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Apache Flink CDC6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3DeepFilterNet6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4licscan6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5OHRisk6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6OSS Review Toolkit6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7OSSKB6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
8REUSE Tool6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
9SBOM Workbench6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10ScanCode Toolkit6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11ScanCode Workbench6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Double Open Compliance6.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
13FOSSA6.4Free plan$168392.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14FOSSLight Hub6.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
15SourceTrust6.4Free plan$24.92/moWeb
16SW3606.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Check License Compliance6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
19OpossumUI5.6No—Linux, Mac, Windows
20DejaCode5.5No$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21LicenseRec5.4No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about ClearlyDefined alternatives

What is the best alternative to ClearlyDefined?

FOSSology, number 1 in open source license compliance software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Apache Flink CDC, DeepFilterNet, licscan and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ClearlyDefined?

FOSSology is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.