Best Licensed Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from open source license compliance software ranked against Licensed on the same published basis.
- 1Licensed vs FOSSA
- 2Licensed vs FOSSology
- 3Licensed vs ScanCode Toolkit
- 4Licensed vs DejaCode
- 5Licensed vs licscan
- 6Licensed vs OHRisk
- 7Licensed vs OSSKB
- 8Licensed vs REUSE Tool
- 9Licensed vs SW360
- 10Licensed vs Apache Flink CDC
- 11Licensed vs Double Open Compliance
- 12Licensed vs SourceTrust
- 13Licensed vs DeepFilterNet
- 14Licensed vs OpossumUI
- 15Licensed vs OSS Review Toolkit
- 16Licensed vs ScanCode Workbench
- 17Licensed vs Check License Compliance
- 18Licensed vs ClearlyDefined
- 19Licensed vs LicenseRec
- 20Licensed vs OSCake
Licensed alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOSSA | 7.4 | Free plan | $168392.50/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | FOSSology | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ScanCode Toolkit | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | DejaCode | 7.1 | No | $500/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | licscan | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | OHRisk | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | OSSKB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web |
| 8 | REUSE Tool | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | SW360 | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Apache Flink CDC | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Double Open Compliance | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | SourceTrust | 7.0 | Free plan | $24.92/mo | Web |
| 13 | DeepFilterNet | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | OpossumUI | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | OSS Review Toolkit | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | ScanCode Workbench | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Check License Compliance | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | ClearlyDefined | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | LicenseRec | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | OSCake | 6.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Licensed alternatives
What is the best alternative to Licensed?
FOSSA, number 1 in open source license compliance software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: FOSSology, ScanCode Toolkit, DejaCode and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Licensed?
FOSSA is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.