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Licensable vs licscan
Both stand on open source license compliance software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Web
Choose Licensable if you need cloud based license checks for GitHub repositories and your dependency files are among its supported ecosystems. Look elsewhere for a definitive legal assessment, since its results are best effort and not legal advice.
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Free plan LinuxMacWindows
LicScan combines license policy checks with SBOM and CRA evidence generation, and its local operation avoids an account or backend connection. Its supported ecosystems are Go, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Java; CocoaPods and pub are only on the roadmap.
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| Licensable | licscan | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | licensable.io | licscan.dev |
| On open source license compliance software | #15 of 28 | #11 of 28 |
Licensable: what it does well
- Maps dependencies from manifests and metadata files.
- Checks potential license obligations and compatibility.
- Supports Python, JavaScript, Rust, Ruby, Go, and other ecosystems.
- Reports success, neutral, or failure check outcomes.
- Free plans cover public repositories and private repositories during open beta.
What to know first
- Results may be incomplete or incorrect.
- Analysis results are not legal advice.
- Private repository access is offered during an open beta.
licscan: what it does well
- Supports seven project ecosystems.
- Five-level policy model includes deny, warn, and allow rules.
- Offers outputs including CycloneDX, SPDX, CRA PDF, SARIF, and JUnit.
- Runs locally without an account or telemetry.
- Free at $0 per scan under Apache 2.0.
What to know first
- Roadmap support for CocoaPods and pub is not yet listed as available.
- The listed interface is a command-line tool.
- No free trial is offered.
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