License Compatibility Checker is a free developer tool for analyzing compatibility between software licenses. It helps developers understand potential conflicts and obligations when combining, modifying, distributing, or using licensed code.
The checker covers common open-source and commercial licensing scenarios, including dependencies, modified source code, binary distribution, SaaS applications, proprietary software, internal use, resale, and source-code acquisitions.
Results highlight relevant considerations such as copyleft requirements, attribution, source-code disclosure, commercial-use restrictions, and patent-related conditions.
The compatibility engine is deterministic and directional, making the results reproducible and suitable for quick preliminary license reviews.
Informational guidance only; not legal advice.
Features
- Software license compatibility checking
- Directional compatibility analysis
- Copyleft requirement detection
- Attribution obligation detection
- Source-code disclosure analysis
- Commercial-use considerations
- Multiple software usage scenarios
- Deterministic and reproducible results
- Free web-based checker