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Best licscan Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    FOSSA Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $168392.50/mo8.1
    licscan vs FOSSA
  2. 2
    Double Open Compliance Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    licscan vs Double Open Compliance
  3. 3
    FOSSology Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    licscan vs FOSSology
  4. 5
    OHRisk Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.4
    licscan vs OHRisk
  5. 6
    SourceTrust Free plan Web $24.92/mo7.3
    licscan vs SourceTrust
  6. 7
    DejaCode Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo7.2
    licscan vs DejaCode
  7. 8
    ScanCode Toolkit Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    licscan vs ScanCode Toolkit
  8. 9
    REUSE Tool Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    licscan vs REUSE Tool
  9. 10
    FossID Workbench WebLinux 6.7
    licscan vs FossID Workbench
  10. 11
    ScanCode.io WebLinuxMacWin 6.7
    licscan vs ScanCode.io
  11. 12
    SW360 Web 6.6
    licscan vs SW360
  12. 13
    OSS Review Toolkit Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    licscan vs OSS Review Toolkit
  13. 14
    Check License Compliance Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    licscan vs Check License Compliance
  14. 15
    ClearlyDefined Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    licscan vs ClearlyDefined
  15. 16
    SBOM Workbench WinMacLinux 6.2
    licscan vs SBOM Workbench
  16. 17
    FOSSLight Hub Web 6.2
    licscan vs FOSSLight Hub
  17. 18
    ScanCode Workbench Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    licscan vs ScanCode Workbench
  18. 19
    OSSKB Free plan apiLinuxMacWeb Free6.0
    licscan vs OSSKB
  19. 20
    LicenseRec Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.9
    licscan vs LicenseRec
  20. 21
    Licensed LinuxMac 5.8
    licscan vs Licensed

licscan 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
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
20LicenseRec5.9No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
21Licensed5.8No—Linux, Mac
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Questions about licscan alternatives

What is the best alternative to licscan?

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, OHRisk and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to licscan?

FOSSA is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.