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Open, enterprise-grade licensing & distribution

Starting price
$299/mo
Website
keygen.sh

About Keygen

Keygen is a fair-source software licensing and distribution API designed for developers to integrate licensing into their applications. It serves development teams needing either self-hosted or cloud-based licensing and distribution, with the goal of simplifying license management and secure software delivery.

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Key Features

Keygen serves as a licensing and distribution API that developers can drop into apps, with options for self-hosted or cloud hosting to fit on-prem needs and scale across teams. It supports container workflows, auditability, and secure delivery across environments:

Self-hosting support

Enables deploying Keygen EE in customer environments, providing on-premises hosting options.

OCI/Docker container registry

Integrates with OCI/Docker registries to manage container images as part of licensing workflows.

Historical request logs

Maintains historical records of API requests for auditing and troubleshooting.

Event/audit logs

Provides event auditing and logs for compliance and monitoring.

Summary

Best for development teams shipping licensed software, security/compliance stakeholders requiring audit trails, and IT/DevOps teams managing on-prem or cloud deployments.

Plans and prices as listed on keygen.sh as of Sep 24, 2026.

Std 2

$299 / monthly

  • SOC 2 Type II compliance
  • Advanced realtime and historical analytics
  • Up to 10,000 active licensed users (ALUs)
  • Up to 100k API requests per day
  • Up to ∞ license types
  • Up to ∞ products
  • Up to ∞ releases
  • Up to ∞ teammates
  • Slack + email support

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