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FOSSology scans uploaded files and packages for license, copyright, and export-control information. Its Nomos and Monk agents identify licenses, while the web interface supports review, bulk recognition, and reuse of reviews for files with matching hashes. It can produce SPDX 2.0 exports and other license and copyright reports, and its REST API supports scan automation. The toolkit is free, open source, and can be deployed on-premise through Docker, Vagrant, or source installation.

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   ScanCode.io

   Free plan APILinuxMac+3

   Scripted composition analysis with web, CLI, and API access — ScanCode.io adds scans of containers and Docker images, vulnerability information, and CycloneDX SBOM support alongside license and copyright findings.

   7.0 Open source Visit site
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   Apache Flink CDC

   Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1

   Real-time and batch database integration — Flink CDC synchronizes database changes and supports schema evolution and transformations rather than scanning software for compliance.

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   DeepFilterNet

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   Noise suppression in 48 kHz audio — DeepFilterNet provides speech enhancement for WAV files and real-time noise suppression, not software license analysis.

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   licscan

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   Local dependency risk checks and CRA evidence — LicScan adds dependency risk policies and EU CRA evidence reports, while FOSSology focuses on scanning files and packages for compliance findings.

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   OHRisk

   Free plan LinuxMacWindows

   License risk checks in pull-request workflows — OHRisk evaluates dependencies against SaaS or distributed-app usage profiles and supports CI waivers, rather than FOSSology's file review workflow.

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   OSS Review Toolkit

   Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1

   Automated dependency policy and attribution workflows — ORT adds policy-as-code checks for licensing, vulnerabilities, InnerSource, and engineering standards alongside dependency analysis and reporting.

   7.1 Open source Visit site
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   OSSKB

   Free plan APILinuxMac+1

   Identifying open source code snippets — OSSKB matches source code fingerprints to a known-software database and can identify open source at snippet level.

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   DejaCode

   Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
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   ClearlyDefined

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    FOSSA

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    7.5 Free plan · paid from $20/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Apache RAT

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    Check License Compliance

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
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    Double Open Compliance

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.4 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
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    FOSSLight Hub

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    REUSE Tool

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    Licensable

    Free plan Web
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    Licensed

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    ScanCode Toolkit

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    license-comply

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    SBOM Workbench

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    SW360

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    OpossumUI

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    ScanCode Workbench

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
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    SourceTrust

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    OSCake

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Its limits matter when choosing a replacement: FOSSology cannot determine which libraries created a binary, and it says binary analysis tools are needed for that task. Its focus is compliance scanning rather than broader dependency, vulnerability, or policy workflows. Compare alternatives by the sources and package ecosystems they cover, their reporting formats, and whether they fit your deployment and automation needs. Some tools below address different problems entirely, so they are not direct substitutes for license compliance scanning.

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