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| Feature | Free | Starter $199/yr |
Pro $349/yr |
Agency $499/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||||
| Products | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Licenses | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Stripe One-Time Payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| License Validation API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic Update Delivery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staging Site Exemptions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue & License Analytics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email Notifications | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Billing & Payments | ||||
| Subscription Billing (Monthly/Yearly) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discount Codes | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monitoring & Alerts | ||||
| Piracy Detection | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack Notifications | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks (7 License & Order Events) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expiration Reminder Emails (30/14/7 days) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SDKs & Scale | ||||
| All 5 SDKs (JS, Python, .NET, Go, REST) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| License Non-WordPress Software | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Site Activations (LicenShield Pro) | — | 1 site | 5 sites | Unlimited |
| Support | Community | Priority | VIP | |
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Yes! The free version includes unlimited products and licenses with no time limits. You only upgrade when you need advanced features like subscriptions, SDKs, or piracy detection.
Most developers upgrade to Starter ($199/yr) for subscription billing — it's the fastest way to build predictable recurring revenue from your plugins. You also get discount codes, piracy detection, Slack notifications, webhooks, and automated expiration reminder emails.
They let you license software beyond WordPress — desktop apps, Python tools, .NET applications, Node.js SaaS, CLI utilities — all validated through the same LicenShield backend you already manage in WordPress. Pro and Agency include all 5 SDKs (JavaScript, Python, .NET, Go, REST Client). No other self-hosted licensing platform at this price offers multi-language SDK support.
LicenShield monitors every API call in real time and flags three patterns: (1) a key trying to activate on a new site after hitting its limit, (2) a key being validated from an unusually high number of domains in 30 days, and (3) a key hitting the API from 10+ unique IPs within one hour. When a pattern is detected you get an alert in your admin dashboard and optionally a Slack message, with a one-click button to suspend the license. Available on all paid plans.
Paid plans are billed annually. Your subscription renews automatically each year to maintain access to updates and support.
Absolutely. Upgrade anytime and only pay the difference. Downgrade at renewal if needed.
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