Licensable

Spec sheet

Purpose

Licensable provides open-source license insights and compliance reporting for GitHub repositories.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Security

The privacy policy says OAuth scopes are read-only, communications use HTTPS, and source code is not persistently stored unless explicitly enabled.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Support

The terms list [email protected] for questions or feedback.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Check results

A check can report success, neutral when some dependency licenses may be unknown, or failure when a dependency license is incompatible with the repository license.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Data retention

The privacy policy says repository metadata and analysis results are retained only as long as needed to provide the service or as required by law.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Data sources

Licensable enriches license data with external sources such as ClearlyDefined and curated datasets.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Dependency scanning

It scans repositories for manifests or metadata files to capture the dependency tree.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

GitHub access

It accesses GitHub repository metadata, dependency information, and source code for compliance analysis, with access limited to repositories the user grants.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

GitHub setup

Users install Licensable through GitHub, select organizations and repositories, then open a pull request to start.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

License analysis

It flags potential license obligations and checks compatibility with the project’s license.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

License selection

When multiple licenses apply, it automatically selects the most permissive option.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Limitations

Licensable says its results are best effort, may not be fully correct or exhaustive, and are not legal advice.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Supported ecosystems

Its documented lockfile and manifest support includes Python, npm, Yarn, pnpm, Rust, Ruby, Go, CocoaPods, Gradle, Maven, and NuGet.Read 7 Oct 2026 · licensable.io

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Open Source License Compliance Software#21 of 287.5