SoftwareKey System Reviews & Product Details

The SoftwareKey System is a complete, turnkey solution for software licensing, online license management, automated online software activation and optionally selling software online. This system is comprised of two parts, a licensing client and a licensing server, which work together to maximize your software licensing revenue but automating the entire license management lifecycle. This seamless and powerful client-server combination is suitable for a one-person operation or a sophisticated team of developers.

Seller

SoftwareKey.com

Languages Supported

English

Product Description

SoftwareKey System is a set of software development tools that help programmers implement copy protection, license activation and management, metering, eCommerce, and business automation.

Overview by

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Pricing

Pricing provided by SoftwareKey.

Individual Plan

$49/mo

1 User

Team Plan

$99/mo

3 Users

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SoftwareKey System Reviews (25)

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Mike N.

President

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/10/2016

"A Better Solution for Software Licensing"

5/5

What do you like best about SoftwareKey System?

It's easier to use than the hardware keys we'd used for decades, implementation is faster, more key-based options can be stored, and it's less expensive on an annual basis than both hardware keys and many competitive software solutions we investigated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SoftwareKey System?

Nothing comes to mind. Filling space to meet the minimum character requirement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SoftwareKey System:

We've been using software licensing technology since 1988. There are many very expensive systems out there that deliver far less than Software Key. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SoftwareKey System solving and how is that benefiting you?

Licensing is an unfortunate necessity to prevent theft. This solution saves significant time that otherwise might be spent programming individual hardware keys (dongles), and the responsibility of key programming has been off-loaded to accounting personnel rather than taking up time for engineering personnel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ann R.

Treasurer

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/30/2016

"SoftwareKey is a business partner you can trust."

5/5

What do you like best about SoftwareKey System?

Our business has continued to grow over the years while maintaining our employee size, and we have become known for our outstanding customer service. We handle all our technical support via email and telephone and always strive to be a friendly voice for our customers when they call us. That’s one thing that we love about SoftwareKey. If we have a question or issue, we can get answers quickly with an email. If we need to call, we get that same friendly voice at the other end. It’s a value that you can’t put a price on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SoftwareKey System?

There was nothing that I disliked working with SoftwareKey. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SoftwareKey System:

Over the years, we’ve needed custom programming done. For example, when we planned to upgrade our main software, SoftwareKey wrote a custom script to help us verify an existing license for the purpose of upgrading. Getting custom work done has never been a problem. The scripts have always been well written, very accurate and done promptly.

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What problems is SoftwareKey System solving and how is that benefiting you?

My company began working with SoftwareKey ten years ago to help us protect our flagship software. Our original association was because our company had been victimized by a torrent download site that was giving away our software for free. Since we were a small, hard-working group of 12 employees, we were devastated that our hard work and the livelihood of our company’s existence was being given away. Our software needed protection.

SoftwareKey was the perfect answer. Their products helped us to easily wrap and protect our executables. The software was easy to learn and use. We found that we actually had better contact with our customers via SoftwareKey’s activation and registration system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Christopher D.

Software Developer

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/22/2016

"High quality license protection and delivery solution with top-notch support."

5/5

What do you like best about SoftwareKey System?

As a developer I really like the flexibility of the SDK and tools for implementing custom license protection, activation, and management that I have implemented for many products. Furthermore, the support is always prompt and has responded with actual product enhancements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SoftwareKey System?

Since I've been able to implement every licensing scheme we have wanted, there are no gripes at this time! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SoftwareKey System:

SoftwareKey's offerings, from the SOLO Server to Protection Plus, have everything you need for a simple complete software delivery solution or a complex customized one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SoftwareKey System solving and how is that benefiting you?

Over ten years ago, we chose SoftwareKey to replace our insufficient home-grown license protection scheme. We were then able to confidently make product trials available for download and make online license activation available, even with a subscription model. We also use SoftwareKey for enabling a floating network license. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sterren F.

Lead Software Developer

Design

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/26/2016

"Fantastic solutions provider who will bend over backwards to help"

5/5

What do you like best about SoftwareKey System?

They really put their customers first and respond very quickly and effectively to support queries raised. Their software is also well designed and powerfully featured. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SoftwareKey System?

The SOLO Server product and license configuration options are sometimes confusing to understand and takes a while to get right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SoftwareKey System:

Take advantage of their fantastic support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SoftwareKey System solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have been able to provide entitlement management and software protection capabilities to two new .NET software products we are in the process of launching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Joe H.

VP, Product

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/23/2016

"Affordable licensing solution and a great support team."

5/5

What do you like best about SoftwareKey System?

Their team was willing to work with us on a couple of custom needs we had and provided great support for our licensing needs for 6+ years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SoftwareKey System?

My only gripe was the limitation on trial licenses. We had to contact them to reset a trial instead of having the ability to do so ourselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.