Slic Alternatives

Slic is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Slic for Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and BSD. The best Slic alternative is spdx-tool, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Slic are ScanCode, Ninka, FOSSology and Licensee.

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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...

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Slic alternatives page was last updated Dec 26, 2024
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    spdx-tool scans the source files to identify licenses used and it allows to update them in order to use the SPDX license format.

    6 spdx-tool alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • BSD

    spdx-tool Features

    1.  License management

    spdx-tool VS Slic

    Is spdx-tool a good alternative to Slic?
     
    • spdx-tool is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Slic.

    • spdx-tool is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Slic.

    • spdx-tool is Free and Open SourceSlic is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    11 ScanCode alternatives
    ScanCode screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ScanCode VS Slic

    Is ScanCode a good alternative to Slic?
     
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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).

    10 Ninka alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Ninka VS Slic

    Is Ninka a good alternative to Slic?
     
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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.

    13 FOSSology alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    FOSSology VS Slic

    Is FOSSology a good alternative to Slic?
     
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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.

    10 Licensee alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Licensee VS Slic

    Is Licensee a good alternative to Slic?
     
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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.

    22 FOSSA alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    FOSSA Features

    1.  Continuous Integration
    2.  Vulnerability management
    3.  Software Bill-of-Materials
    4.  OSS License Compliance
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    FOSSA VS Slic

    Is FOSSA a good alternative to Slic?
     
    • FOSSA is the most popular Web-based alternative to Slic.

    • FOSSA is Freemium and ProprietarySlic is Free and Open Source
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    Simplified license management of open source software for small organizations or departments.

    11 Protecode Compact alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Protecode Compact VS Slic

    Is Protecode Compact a good alternative to Slic?
     
    • Protecode Compact is the most popular commercial alternative to Slic.

    • Protecode Compact is Paid and ProprietarySlic is Free and Open Source
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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.

    9 OSS Deep Discovery alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OSS Deep Discovery VS Slic

    Is OSS Deep Discovery a good alternative to Slic?
     
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    Black Duck Protex integrates with existing development tools to automatically scan, discover, and identify software origins.

    10 Protex alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online

    Protex Features

    1.  Software Auditing

    Protex VS Slic

    Is Protex a good alternative to Slic?
     
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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...

    10 Palamida Standard Edition alternatives
    Palamida Standard Edition screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Palamida Standard Edition VS Slic

    Is this a good alternative to Slic?
     
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