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# Open Source License Compliance | FOSSA

> Automate open source license compliance with FOSSA’s intelligent scanning, policy enforcement, and attribution documents.

Open Source Compliance

## Continuous, Audit-Grade Open Source Compliance

Seamlessly integrate license scanning into your development workflow to reduce risk and accelerate software delivery

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Automated Compliance

### Automate Compliance Without Slowing Development

Integrate license scanning at all stages of development with policy enforcement that doesn't slow your team down.

##### License Detection

Open source licenses identified

License Analysis

MIT

42

Apache

38

GPL

5

##### Policy Enforcement

Automatic policy checks run

Policy Compliance

Approved

80

Needs Review

5

Flagged

0

##### Attribution

License notices automatically generated

Attribution Document

FormatsSPDX, HTML, Text

StatusReady for Release

Updated automatically with CI/CD pipeline

### A Complete Solution for Continuous Compliance

#### Audit-Grade, Full-Text License Scanning

Accurately detect licenses from full text analysis, providing 99.8% accuracy even for non-standard or modified licenses. Achieve compliance confidence with full-text license scanning that meets the stringent requirements of M&A due diligence and external audits.

MIT License

99.8% confidence

Apache-2.0

99.7% confidence

Non-Standard Variant

MIT with attribution

Bridging the Divide

### Unifying Developer and Legal Teams

FOSSA eliminates the traditional friction between development velocity and legal compliance by providing tools that work for both teams.

#### For Developers

Integrate license scanning directly into your development workflow with minimal friction. Get immediate feedback on license issues without waiting for legal review.

#### For Legal Teams

Gain complete visibility into open source usage without manual reviews. Create policies once and automatically enforce them across the organization.

![Developer](https://fossa.com/headshot-eng.png)

AlexDeveloper

"We need to add this new package to our project. Can we use it with our MIT license?"

IP CounselLinda

"FOSSA already approved it based on our policies. You're good to go!"

![IP Counsel](https://fossa.com/headshot-legal.png)

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AlexDeveloper

"Great! The CI build shows all licenses are compliant."

IP CounselLinda

"And I can see all the dependencies in my compliance dashboard. Win-win!"

![IP Counsel](https://fossa.com/headshot-legal.png)

License Compliance Maturity

### Move Your Organization Forward

No matter where your organization is in its compliance journey, FOSSA helps you move to the next level, scaling with minimal legal overhead.

Reactive

Managed

Optimized

Strategic

#### Reactive Compliance

Limited or no formal open source policies with manual license checking when required.

- Initial open source policies drafted by legal
- Basic license scanning for key projects
- Manual attribution process

Typical org size100-500

#### Managed Compliance

Established policies with structured processes for license validation and approval.

- Defined policy governance
- License scanning for key products
- Semi-automated attributions
- License approval workflow

Typical org size500-2,000

#### Optimized Compliance

Proactive compliance with comprehensive scanning and efficient policy enforcement.

- Full portfolio license scanning
- Automated compliance gates
- Custom policy enforcement
- Centralized attribution mgmt
- License risk dashboard

Typical org size2,000-10,000

#### Strategic Compliance

License compliance as a strategic advantage in M&A, partnerships, and innovation.

- Strategic license policy
- M&A due diligence readiness
- Automated attributions
- Compliance analytics
- Partner ecosystem verification
- License optimization

Typical org size10,000-100,000+

Success Stories

### Real Results from Leading Organizations

See how organizations across industries have transformed their compliance processes with FOSSA

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Applause

> "Our largest customers and partners want proof of our compliance with open source licenses. The fact that FOSSA lets us easily export and host that information as a nice report has been extremely useful."

RM

Rob Mason

SVP of Engineering

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Groq

> "... with FOSSA, it was seamless. It was fast. It was efficient. It was easy to get set up; we got the tool integrated into our build pipeline, with really no disruption ever. And the user interface is really nice, so the scan results are easy to understand."

CS

Craig Shinners

Patent Counsel

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UiPath

> “FOSSA is the only tool that we use in UiPath for license management, and I think that says a lot. We’ve tested others, but FOSSA keeps delivering.”

VD

Valentina Ditoiu

Senior Security Program Manager

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Common Questions

### Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to the most common questions about open source license compliance

#### What is open source license compliance?

Open source license compliance involves ensuring your organization follows the legal requirements of the open source software licenses for all components used in your products.

#### Why is license compliance important?

Non-compliance can lead to legal risks, intellectual property disputes, reputational damage, and potential litigation that can disrupt your business operations.

#### How does FOSSA automate compliance?

FOSSA automatically scans your codebase, identifies all open source components, analyzes their licenses, flags policy violations, and generates required attribution documents.

#### Can FOSSA integrate with our existing tools?

Yes, FOSSA integrates seamlessly with popular development tools, CI/CD pipelines, issue trackers, and other systems to fit into your existing workflows.

### Start Your Compliance Journey Today

Join thousands of organizations using FOSSA to automate open source license compliance and reduce legal risk.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is open source license compliance?

Open source license compliance involves ensuring your organization follows the legal requirements of the open source software licenses for all components used in your products.

### Why is license compliance important?

Non-compliance can lead to legal risks, intellectual property disputes, reputational damage, and potential litigation that can disrupt your business operations.

### How does FOSSA automate compliance?

FOSSA automatically scans your codebase, identifies all open source components, analyzes their licenses, flags policy violations, and generates required attribution documents.

### Can FOSSA integrate with our existing tools?

Yes, FOSSA integrates seamlessly with popular development tools, CI/CD pipelines, issue trackers, and other systems to fit into your existing workflows.

## Source

Canonical page: https://fossa.com/solutions/oss-license-compliance/