FOSSA – Effortlessly track and comply with open source licenses
FOSSA secures the software supply chain with automated SBOM generation, software composition analysis, license compliance, and vulnerability management.
FOSSA – Effortlessly track and comply with open source licenses launched on February 23, 2017 with 26 votes, #750 of 3,156 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
In plain words
FOSSA is a software supply chain security platform that automates open source license tracking and compliance. It generates software bills of materials (SBOMs), analyzes software composition, manages license compliance, and identifies vulnerabilities across codebases. The tool is designed for development teams needing to control and secure their software dependencies while ensuring regulatory compliance across their entire supply chain.
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