licensegate

A licence review, done for you in 48 hours

You send the lockfile. We send back a sealed report and a plain-language memo that your buyer or client can read.

Book a review, US$149

Who it’s for

  • Founders selling a SaaS on Acquire, Microns or Flippa, when the buyer asks what open source is inside.
  • Agencies and freelancers handing code to a client whose contract says no restrictive licences.
  • Vendors answering a security questionnaire that asks for an SBOM and a licence inventory.

What you get

  • A sealed licensegate report of your project, which anyone can verify.
  • A written memo in plain language for your buyer or client. It covers every package marked review or block: what the licence asks for, how the package is used, and what would change the answer.
  • Answers to their follow-up questions about the memo.

How it works

  • Pay US$149. The next page tells you what to send.
  • Reply by email with the output of the command below, or with your lockfile.
  • Within 48 hours you get the sealed report and the memo.
npx -y https://licensegate.org/dl/licensegate.tgz --mode saas --prod --json licences.json

What we need, and what we don’t

Only the lockfile or the CLI’s --json output, and one sentence on how you ship. Never source code. We delete your files 30 days after delivery.

What it isn’t

It isn’t legal advice or a legal opinion. The memo explains how these licences are commonly read and which packages deserve a closer look. For a decision with money or liability at stake, ask a lawyer who handles open source; the memo gives them a head start.

Refunds

If the review isn’t delivered within 48 hours of receiving your files, you get a full refund. See section 5b of the Terms.

Book a review, US$149