Aikido

Manage Open-Source License Risk & SBOMs

Identify risky open-source licenses in your dependencies and generate SBOMs for compliance.

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Importance of License Risk

Why License Scanning Matters

Some open-source licenses have clauses that could force you to open-source your own code. It’s crucial to ensure none of your dependencies carry licenses that threaten your business’s IP. License scanning also prepares you to provide SBOMs during security audits.

Get an Overview on License Risk

Get a complete overview of all licenses in use and the risk associated with each.

Easily Export SBOMs

Export a CycloneDX SBOM with one click (or a CSV list, if needed).

Features

License scanning features

Generate SBOMs instantly

Security audits often demand a full SBOM. Aikido lets you analyze, review, and export your software bill of materials anytime - in CycloneDX, SPDX, or CSV formats - with built-in VEX analysis to assess real exploitability.

Actionable license insights

License noise is overwhelming. Aikido filters the signal using an LLM-powered engine and multiple data sources to score severity. Risky licenses rise to the top—so you can act fast, assign tasks, and clean up your SBOM as you go.

Flexible license risk controls

Easily adjust how license risk is scored. You can mark certain licenses as “internal” to filter them out of your reports.

No legal jargon, just license facts

Aikido’s vetted license database translates complex legal jargon into plain, actionable language. Quickly understand each license’s obligations and risks.

Full license coverage, including containers

Most license tools only scan your repositories. Aikido gives you full coverage by scanning the licenses inside your container images as well.

Meet software compliance standards

Regulators are increasingly focused on software transparency. Aikido makes it easy to generate SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) to meet key compliance requirements around software supply chain security.

Clear copyright attribution

Automatically includes accurate copyright info for every component—so legal teams can review, verify, and comply without digging through source files.

“Aikido makes your security one of your USPs thanks to their integrated automated reporting solution, which helps for ISO & SOC2 certification”

Fabrice GManaging director at Kadonation

GEA switched from Sonarqube to Aikido
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Faq

FAQs about open source license security

Can I also generate an SBOM?

Yes - you can export a full SBOM in CycloneDX, SPDX, or CSV format with one click. Just open the Licenses & SBOM report to see all your packages and licenses.

Can I try Aikido without giving access to my own code?

Yes - you can connect a real repo (read-only access), or use our public demo project to explore the platform. All scans are read-only and Aikido never makes changes to your code. Fixes are proposed via pull requests you review and merge.

Does Aikido make changes to my codebase?

We can’t & won’t, this is guaranteed by read-only access.

What do you do with my source code?

Aikido does not store your code after analysis has taken place. Some of the analysis jobs such as SAST or Secrets Detection require a git clone operation. More detailed information can be found on docs.aikido.dev.

I don’t want to connect my repository. Can I try it with a test account?

Of course! When you sign up with your git, don’t give access to any repo & select the demo repo instead!

Has Aikido itself been security tested?

Yes — we run yearly third-party pentests and maintain a continuous bug bounty program to catch issues early.

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