Case Study: Applause, Inc. achieves automated audit-grade open source compliance reporting with FOSSA

How Applause Makes Open Source Management Work for Developers

Applause, Inc., a global provider of on-demand testing and feedback for websites, mobile apps, IoT and in-store experiences, faced a costly, manual process for tracking open source software licenses across a complex SaaS platform with dozens of microservices, multiple repositories and five primary languages. To solve this, Applause, Inc. evaluated FOSSA and its open source license compliance solution to automate dependency discovery and licensing documentation.

FOSSA’s app automatically discovered dependencies and licenses, provided an audit trail, and produced exportable, audit-grade compliance reports that Applause, Inc. can host for customers. By adopting FOSSA, Applause, Inc. eliminated the quarterly manual chase for license information, enabled continual review and accurate tracking of OSS licenses, and significantly reduced the time and pain of creating comprehensive compliance reports.

Applause, Inc.

Rob Mason

Senior Vice President of Engineering