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Best LicenseRec Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from open source license compliance software ranked against LicenseRec on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    FOSSA Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $168392.50/mo8.1
    LicenseRec vs FOSSA
  2. 2
    Double Open Compliance Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    LicenseRec vs Double Open Compliance
  3. 3
    FOSSology Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    LicenseRec vs FOSSology
  4. 4
    licscan Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.4
    LicenseRec vs licscan
  5. 5
    OHRisk Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.4
    LicenseRec vs OHRisk
  6. 6
    SourceTrust Free plan Web $24.92/mo7.3
    LicenseRec vs SourceTrust
  7. 7
    DejaCode Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo7.2
    LicenseRec vs DejaCode
  8. 8
    ScanCode Toolkit Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    LicenseRec vs ScanCode Toolkit
  9. 9
    REUSE Tool Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    LicenseRec vs REUSE Tool
  10. 10
    FossID Workbench WebLinux 6.7
    LicenseRec vs FossID Workbench
  11. 11
    ScanCode.io WebLinuxMacWin 6.7
    LicenseRec vs ScanCode.io
  12. 12
    SW360 Web 6.6
    LicenseRec vs SW360
  13. 13
    OSS Review Toolkit Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    LicenseRec vs OSS Review Toolkit
  14. 14
    Check License Compliance Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    LicenseRec vs Check License Compliance
  15. 15
    ClearlyDefined Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    LicenseRec vs ClearlyDefined
  16. 16
    SBOM Workbench WinMacLinux 6.2
    LicenseRec vs SBOM Workbench
  17. 17
    FOSSLight Hub Web 6.2
    LicenseRec vs FOSSLight Hub
  18. 18
    ScanCode Workbench Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    LicenseRec vs ScanCode Workbench
  19. 19
    OSSKB Free plan apiLinuxMacWeb Free6.0
    LicenseRec vs OSSKB
  20. 21
    Licensed LinuxMac 5.8
    LicenseRec vs Licensed

LicenseRec alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1FOSSA8.1Free plan$168392.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Double Open Compliance7.9Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
3FOSSology7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4licscan7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5OHRisk7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6SourceTrust7.3Free plan$24.92/moWeb
7DejaCode7.2No$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8ScanCode Toolkit7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9REUSE Tool6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
10FossID Workbench6.7No—Web, Linux
11ScanCode.io6.7No—Web, Linux, Mac, Windows
12SW3606.6No—Web
13OSS Review Toolkit6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Check License Compliance6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
15ClearlyDefined6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
16SBOM Workbench6.2No—Windows, Mac, Linux
17FOSSLight Hub6.2No—Web
18ScanCode Workbench6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19OSSKB6.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
21Licensed5.8No—Linux, Mac
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Questions about LicenseRec alternatives

What is the best alternative to LicenseRec?

FOSSA, number 1 in open source license compliance software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Double Open Compliance, FOSSology, licscan and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to LicenseRec?

FOSSA is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.