Tech riderRev. 1 Oct 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Policy enforcementboth
- 4Obligation trackingYes
- 5Attribution reportsNo
- 6SBOM import formatsSPDX
- 7Deployment optionson-premise
- 8Source scan methodsmultiple
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: reuse.software
Overview
REUSE Tool is ranked #8 of 28 in open source license compliance software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.
REUSE Tool plans and pricing
All plansCompared on open source license compliance software
- Free plan
- Yesreuse.software
- Policy enforcement
- bothreuse.software
- Obligation tracking
- Yesreuse.software
- Attribution reports
- Noreuse.software
- SBOM import formats
- SPDXreuse.software
- Deployment options
- on-premisereuse.software
- Source scan methods
- multiplereuse.software
Facts
- Purpose
- REUSE provides recommendations and tools to make Free Software licensing easy, comprehensive, unambiguous, and machine-readable.reuse.software · 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance assistance
- The REUSE tool downloads full license texts, adds copyright and license information to file headers, and contains a linter to identify problems.reuse.software · 1 Oct 2026
- SBOM generation
- The tool can generate a software bill of materials with a simple command.reuse.software · 1 Oct 2026
- API
- The REUSE API continuously checks and displays compliance status and can provide a badge and generated JSON output.reuse.software · 1 Oct 2026
- CI/CD
- REUSE can be integrated into CI/CD processes, including Drone, Woodpecker CI, Forgejo Actions, GitHub Actions, and Docker-based workflows.reuse.software · 1 Oct 2026
- Pre-commit
- A pre-commit hook can run reuse lint on every Git commit and prevent the commit from proceeding when there is an error.reuse.software · 1 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The documentation lists Debian and Fedora packages, pipx, pip, and source installation methods.reuse.readthedocs.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- The tool requires Python 3.10 or newer; Git, Mercurial, Pijul, and Jujutsu are optional version-control dependencies.reuse.readthedocs.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Docker
- An fsfe/reuse Docker image is available for running compliance checks in CI/CD.reuse.readthedocs.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Commands
- The CLI includes annotate, download, lint, lint-file, spdx, supported-licenses, and convert-dep5 commands.reuse.readthedocs.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Scope limit
- REUSE does not check whether a project respects the licenses of its dependencies; that requires different tools and processes.reuse.software · 1 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The original source code of the tool is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, documentation under CC-BY-SA-4.0, and some configuration and data files under CC0-1.0.reuse.readthedocs.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can report issues and feature requests on GitHub, and the [email protected] mailing list is available for discussion and support.reuse.readthedocs.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- FSFE says it strictly limits personal-data processing and will not sell user data to third parties.fsfe.org · 1 Oct 2026
Best REUSE Tool alternatives
See all 12 All accessCh 01 FOSSA Free planFree trialAPI from $168392.50/mo7.4 All accessCh 02 FOSSology Free planAPILinux Free to start7.4 All accessCh 03 ScanCode Toolkit Free planAPILinux Free to start7.2 All accessCh 04 DejaCode Free trialAPILinux from $500/mo7.1 All accessCh 05 licscan Free planLinuxMac Free to start7.1 All accessCh 06 OHRisk Free planLinuxMac Free to start7.1
Where it ranks on Specifiction
Is REUSE Tool yours?
Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.
Sources
- reuse.software· checked 1 Oct 2026
- reuse.software/dev/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- reuse.readthedocs.io/en/stable/readme.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
- reuse.software/faq/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- fsfe.org/about/legal/imprint· checked 1 Oct 2026
- reuse.software/supporters/· checked 1 Oct 2026