Protex Alternatives

Protex is described as 'Black Duck Protex integrates with existing development tools to automatically scan, discover, and identify software origins' and is an website. There are more than 10 alternatives to Protex, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac and SaaS apps. The best Protex alternative is ScanCode, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Protex are Mend Bolt, Ninka, FOSSology and Licensee.

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    ScanCode

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    ScanCode is a suite of utilities used to scan a codebase for license, copyright and other interesting information that can be discovered in files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Mend Bolt

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    Mend Bolt is designed to provide real-time security alerts and compliance issues related to your open source dependencies. It operates within Azure DevOps or GitHub, enabling you to identify and address open source vulnerabilities promptly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • GitHub
    • Azure DevOps
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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    Ninka

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    Ninka is a lightweight license identification tool for source code. It is sentence-based, and provides a simple way to identify open source licenses in a source code file. It is capable of identifying several dozen different licenses (and their variations).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    FOSSology

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    FOSSology is an open source license compliance software system and toolkit. As a toolkit you can run license, copyright and export control scans from the command line. As a system, a database and web ui are provided to give you a compliance workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Licensee

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    Licensee is a Ruby gem that automates the process of reading LICENSE files and compares their contents to known licenses using several strategies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Slic

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    Slic scans a codebase and identifies the license of each file. It can be extended to identify new licenses or change its detection of existing ones.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    FOSSA

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    FOSSA offers automated license scanning, dependency analysis and reports at each commit. Get a process up an running in 60 seconds, without slowing down development.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Protecode Compact

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    Simplified license management of open source software for small organizations or departments.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Palamida Standard Edition

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    Palamida Standard Edition contains the scanning and analysis features, without the request and authorization workflow. It is designed for organizations who need to focus first on analysis of code content, perhaps as a result of an immediate requirement for disclosures (Third...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    OSS Deep Discovery

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    OSS Deep Discovery scans source code as well as binaries to identify open source software and licenses, even when the open source code has been copied or modified.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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