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24 alternatives to LicenseGen

Simple Yet Powerful Software Licensing for Developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Keygen▲252

   A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers

   2016 · keygen.sh · its alternatives →

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   Keygen – A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers▲190

   Keygen is a powerful software licensing API for desktop apps, on-premise software and other software products written in Go, Rust, JS, C/C++, C#, Swift, Java, Kotlin and more.

   2017 · keygen.sh · its alternatives →

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   Keymint▲12

   Modern software licensing made simple

   2025 · keymint.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   LICENSEWARE ™▲17

   Save millions on software 💸

   2025 · its alternatives →

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   Keygen▲6

   A dead-simple software licensing API

   2017 · keygen.sh · its alternatives →

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   LegalGen▲11

   Easily generate professional legal text in seconds.

   2024 · legalgen.vercel.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   VendorHawk▲102

   Manage all your SaaS vendors and licenses in one place.

   2017 · vendorhawk.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Add license key verification to your apps▲131

   Open Source License Key Generation and Verification Tool written in Go - furkansenharputlu/f-license

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Keydock▲133

   Painless license key generation for products you develop.

   2018 · keydock.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FOSSA▲184

    Effortlessly track & comply with open source licenses

    2017 · fossa.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    tl;drLegal▲112

    Software Licenses in Plain English

    2014 · tldrlegal.com · its alternatives →

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    Keyforge▲8

    Hey HN, A few months ago I realized licensing my app wasn't as straightforward as I expected. There was too much setup just to create a license, and the customer experience was not great. All I wanted was for licenses to be generated automatically when I got paid, and for customers to manage their own licenses. So I built Keyforge, a simple software licensing platform for developers. It integrates with Stripe so that licenses are created automatically when someone purchases or subscribes to your product. There's also a self-serve customer portal where users can manage their licenses,…

    2025 · keyforge.dev · its alternatives →

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    FreeLicence▲6

    Free software license generator & finder tool

    2025 · freelicence.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Software Licensing SaaS - free eBook

    Protect your Software from piracy

    2023 · onlinereport.de · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Easy-to-use licensing library for .NET apps▲54

    This free, open-source .NET library allows you to license your non-free applications through activation keys. Follow the quick start instructions and try it out in 5 minutes! Available on: NuGet https://www.nuget.org/packages/SNBS.Licensing.ActivationKeys... Website (full docs, downloads) https://snbslibs.github.io/Licensing.ActivationKeys GitHub (downloads, full docs, release notes etc.) https://github.com/SNBSLibs/Licensing.ActivationKeys

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Legit▲10

    Automatically generate LICENSE files

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    LicenseHub▲7

    An Easy tool for managing license keys and subscriptions.

    2025 · licensehub.app · its alternatives →

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    Gotkey.io▲63

    Focus on your software - let us handle your keys, releases

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Choose a License▲2

    OSS license selection the easy way.

    2015 · choosealicense.com · its alternatives →

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    Entitlement Management System▲3

    Managing and automating the licensing activity

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    License Manager▲6

    Software licensing management based on hardware fingerprints

    Nov 2025 · docs.lm.cedar-v.com · its alternatives →

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    SaaS Name Generator▲15

    Find Your Perfect Product Name and Domains Instantly!

    2024 · productgaphunt.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SaaS Name Generator▲9

    Create perfect names for your software business

    2024 · boilerplatehub.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    license-gen-genie▲6

    Skip the boring admin - Generate npm licenses in seconds

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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