Best Open Source License Compliance Software in 2026
Updated
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.
22 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOSSologyWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | |
| 2 | Apache Flink CDCWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 3 | DeepFilterNetWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 4 | licscanWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | OHRiskWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 6 | OSS Review ToolkitWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 7 | OSSKBWeb · Mac · Linux · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 8 | REUSE ToolWindows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 9 | SBOM WorkbenchWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 10 | ScanCode ToolkitWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 11 | ScanCode WorkbenchWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 12 | Apache RATLinux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 13 | Double Open ComplianceWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 14 | FOSSAWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | $168392.50/mo | 6.4 | |
| 15 | FOSSLight HubWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 16 | LicensableWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 17 | LicensedMac · Linux | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 18 | SourceTrustWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $24.92/mo | 6.4 | |
| 19 | SW360Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 20 | Check License ComplianceLinux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 21 | ClearlyDefinedWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 22 | license-complySelf-hosted | Two bars | — | 0 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 23 | OpossumUIWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 24 | DejaCodeWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $500/mo | 5.5 |
| 25 | LicenseRecWeb · Linux · Self-hosted | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Policy enforcement | Obligation tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOSSology | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 2 | Apache Flink CDC | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | — | — | blocking | — |
| 3 | DeepFilterNet | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | licscan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | — |
| 5 | OHRisk | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 6 | OSS Review Toolkit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | OSSKB | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 8 | REUSE Tool | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 9 | SBOM Workbench | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 10 | ScanCode Toolkit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | advisory | — |
| 11 | ScanCode Workbench | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 12 | Apache RAT | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | — |
| 13 | Double Open Compliance | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | advisory | Yes |
| 14 | FOSSA | 6.4 | Free plan | $168392.50/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 15 | FOSSLight Hub | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | Yes |
| 16 | Licensable | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 17 | Licensed | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | — |
| 18 | SourceTrust | 6.4 | Free plan | $24.92/mo | Yes | 299 /yr | both | Yes |
| 19 | SW360 | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | Yes |
| 20 | Check License Compliance | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | — | — | both | — |
| 21 | ClearlyDefined | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | No |
| 22 | license-comply | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 23 | OpossumUI | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 24 | DejaCode | 5.5 | No | $500/mo | — | — | advisory | Yes |
| 25 | LicenseRec | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | advisory | — |
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