software licensing

 
10Duke have been called "the thought leaders of the software licensing industry" by our customers. On this blog you'll find useful guides as well as our thoughts on software licensing, identity management and other related topics.
 
18th August 2022

Cloud-based Software Licensing | The Modern Way

Every kid coming out of Harvard, every kid coming out of school now thinks he can be the next Mark Zuckerberg, and with these new technologies […]
11th April 2022

Software Licensing System – The Build vs. Buy Conundrum

To build or buy a licensing system – the huge question all growing software vendors will face. This blog will help you make an informed decision.
13th December 2021

Licensing As a Service – Why It’s the Modern Way of Software Licensing

Licensing as a Service, a new method of software licensing, offers flexible and effective means of monetizing software products quickly and easily.
25th January 2021

Why You Should Stop Selling Perpetual Licenses to Your Product

It’s no longer financially viable for software vendors to offer a ‘one size fits all’ perpetual software license model.
18th January 2021

License Servers – A Ticking Time Bomb For Your Software Business?

License server is an outdated legacy solution that is blocking software companies from scaling up. Learn why and how to overcome this licensing problem.
27th August 2020

When a Subscription License Model Doesn’t Fit… Alternatives to the Subscription License Model

The subscription license model is the main license model supported by most payment providers. But not all products can be forced into a subscription license model.
5th June 2020

What is Identity-based Licensing?

Identity-based licensing is a method by 10Duke of controlling access to a digital product based on the authenticated identity of an individual.
6th May 2020

Alternative to FlexNet Licensing (FLEXlm) | 10Duke Enterprise

Comparison between 10Duke Enterprise vs. Flexera’s Flexnet.
10th December 2019

The Dodgy License Dongle | 7 Reasons Why Dongles Are Outdated

In the world of software licensing, the license dongle was once the solution of choice for software developers, but no longer. Today’s ISVs require flexible licensing […]
21st August 2019

What is a Floating License? | 2023 Guide to Floating Licensing

A floating software license works a bit differently. With a floating software license, multiple users (usually 5-25 users) share a defined number of seats at the […]
8th January 2019

Why Identity-based Licensing Is Killing Off the Software Asset Management Industry

Due to the tight control and information offered by Identity-based licensing, software inventory, license management, software metering and software deployment are all already part of the […]
19th October 2018

5 Reasons Why Identity-based Licensing will future-proof your business

In today’s fast-paced, multi-app world, the best licensing solution that can be used to underpin an ISVs product distribution is one using identity-based licensing.