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FossID Workbench vs ScanCode Workbench

FossID Workbench

fossid.com

ScanCode Workbench

github.com

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FigureFossID WorkbenchScanCode Workbench
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYes—
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Open Source License Compliance Software8.2 (#6)7.3 (#25)
PurposeFossID Workbench is a software composition analysis tool for identifying third-party components, licenses, and vulnerabilities in codebases.ScanCode Workbench is a desktop application for viewing ScanCode Toolkit scans and analyzing detected licenses and other notices.
SupportFossID directs customers to its support portal for help and ticket submission.The repository recommends filing an issue for questions, suggestions, or bugs and links to a community chat channel.

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FossID Workbench

  • FossID WorkbenchPriced on request

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ScanCode Workbench

  • ScanCode WorkbenchFree

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In their own words

FossID Workbench

FossID Workbench is a software composition analysis tool for identifying and governing third-party software in codebases. It analyzes direct and transitive dependencies, scans unmanaged source code across programming languages, and detects embedded open-source snippets, including modified code. ID Assist proposes component identifications, while License Extractor extracts file-level license text. Vulnerable Snippet Finder locates code blocks linked to CVEs, with VEX data adding exploitability context. Workbench creates, imports, consolidates, and exports software bills of materials with component, license, vulnerability, and usage information in SPDX or CycloneDX formats. Policy Management can enforce license, security, and usage rules across projects. GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket imports are supported, alongside CI/CD scanning, gating, pull-request notifications, and API workflows. Deployment options include cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and offline air-gapped setups. It supports many ecosystems, including JavaScript, Java/Kotlin, Python, Rust, Go, C/C++, .NET, and others. Pricing is available on request.

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ScanCode Workbench

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