Best Open Source License Compliance Software in 2026
27 open source license compliance software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
27ranked
17free plans on this page
$24.92/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 FOSSA Top pick · 9.2 Free plan · $168392.50/mo
#2 Double Open Compliance Runner-up · 8.4 Free plan · Free #3 FOSSology Also great · 8.4 Free plan · Free
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$168392.50/mofirst paid tier About FOSSAVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- advisory
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- SPDX, CycloneDX
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- SPDX; RDF
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- both
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- CycloneDX JSON/XML; SPDX JSON/RDF; SPDX tag-value
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- advisory
- Attribution reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- both
- Attribution reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 299 /yr
- Policy enforcement
- both
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- CycloneDX, SPDX
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$24.92/mofirst paid tier About SourceTrustVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- both
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- No
- SBOM import formats
- SPDX
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WebLinuxmacOSWindowsRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Web
- Policy enforcement
- advisory
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- CycloneDX, SPDX, AboutFile
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WebLinuxRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Web
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- SPDX RDF/XML, CycloneDX
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinuxRecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
- Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- both
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- SPDX, CycloneDX
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Attribution reports
- Yes
- SBOM import formats
- ScanCode JSON; OWASP Dependency-Check JSON
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Obligation tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WebLinux
- Policy enforcement
- advisory
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
- Policy enforcement
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Linux
- Policy enforcement
- both
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which open source license compliance software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
FOSSA is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 9.2. Double Open Compliance is second and FOSSology third.
How many of these have a free plan?
17 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, SourceTrust has the lowest first paid tier we found: $24.92/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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