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Best Open Source License Compliance Software in 2026
When reviewing open source dependencies, license compliance software can help surface components and manage the requirements attached to their licenses. Compared on source scan methods and SBOM import formats, the entries offer ways to assess how they handle your inputs. Attribution reports, obligation tracking, and policy enforcement relate to what you can do with findings; deployment options, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add further considerations. FOSSology, licscan, and OHRisk are among the products shown. Compare these capabilities against your scanning and follow-through needs, including how you want to report attributions and track obligations.
- 28 apps
- Research read 23 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
- 1
DeepFilterNet
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2DeepFilterNet offers command-line and real-time noise suppression, with a 48 kHz constraint and additional plugin latency to consider. Its training workflow is tested only on Linux.
- 2
FOSSology
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3FOSSology combines scanning, review, and reporting tools for software license and copyright information.
- 3
DejaCode
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1DejaCode combines component inventory, SBOM management, policy definition, and supply-chain integrations.
- 4
ClearlyDefined
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebClearlyDefined offers public component data, curation, and API access under open source terms.
- 5
FOSSA
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1FOSSA combines dependency analysis, policy enforcement, and SBOM workflows, with web and self-hosted deployment options.
- 6
Apache RAT
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedApache RAT offers several ways to check releases and produce license reports, with options to tailor file selection and approved licenses.
- 7
Check License Compliance
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedCheck License Compliance offers configurable license checks within GitHub Actions, with detailed reports and pull request comments.
- 8
Double Open Compliance
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebConsider Double Open Compliance if your team needs dependency analysis, SBOMs, and evidence-based vulnerability triage, with a choice of SaaS or customer infrastructure.
- 9
FOSSLight Hub
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebChoose FOSSLight Hub if your team needs a free, self-hosted tool for BOMs, licenses, vulnerabilities, and compliance workflows.
- 10
OSSKB
Free plan APILinuxMac+1OSSKB provides code-fingerprint matching and license-related details for professional use, at no charge. Treat its output as a starting point for human review, not a final identification.
- 11
licscan
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsLicScan combines license policy checks with SBOM and CRA evidence generation, and its local operation avoids an account or backend connection.
- 12
OHRisk
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsOHRisk offers multiple report formats and CI workflows for license-risk review, including visible waivers. Its documented coverage gaps and legal-review caveat matter when interpreting its findings.
- 13
OSS Review Toolkit
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1ORT offers dependency analysis and policy automation with multiple use and deployment options. Teams configuring the PIP analyzer should account for the documented setup.py execution risk.
- 14
REUSE Tool
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1REUSE Tool focuses on project licensing records, checks, and SBOM generation, with options for local use and automated workflows. Dependency-license compliance is outside its stated scope.
- 15
Licensable
Free plan WebChoose Licensable if you need cloud based license checks for GitHub repositories and your dependency files are among its supported ecosystems.
- 16
Licensed
Free plan LinuxMacLicensed provides a structured workflow for recording dependency license metadata and checking it against policy.
- 17
ScanCode.io
Free plan APILinuxMac+3ScanCode.io brings software composition scans, SBOM support, and pipeline integrations into a free, self-hosted tool.
- 18
ScanCode Toolkit
Free plan APILinuxMac+2ScanCode Toolkit provides free code scanning with several output formats and integration options.
- 19
license-comply
Free plan Self-hostedlicense-comply offers free Python dependency checks with customizable policies and multiple report formats.
- 20
SBOM Workbench
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsSBOM Workbench covers component discovery, license and vulnerability identification, and several SBOM export formats in a free graphical tool.
- 21
SW360
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1SW360 brings component records, license workflows, vulnerability information, and SBOM use cases into an open-source repository.
- 22
OpossumUI
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsOpossumUI brings scanner evidence, attribution work, imports, and compliance exports into one desktop workflow.
- 23
ScanCode Workbench
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsChoose ScanCode Workbench if you need a free desktop tool to examine ScanCode Toolkit results and track which license findings you have reviewed.
- 24
SourceTrust
Free plan WebSourceTrust combines dependency inventory, license review, and shareable compliance outputs, with review required before publication.
- 25
OSCake
Free planOSCake gives teams a structured way to turn ORT data into license-appropriate compliance documentation.
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