The latest articles on DEV Community by PermitCore (@permitcore). https://dev.to/permitcore https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4119717%2F8a675fea-fa4b-4688-b41b-64247900bc69.png https://dev.to/permitcore en PermitCore Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:41:53 +0000 https://dev.to/permitcore/why-we-built-permitcore-software-licensing-shouldnt-become-a-second-product-21p6 https://dev.to/permitcore/why-we-built-permitcore-software-licensing-shouldnt-become-a-second-product-21p6 <p>Hey DEV community,</p> <p>I want to introduce <strong>PermitCore</strong>, a software licensing platform we built for independent developers and software teams.</p> <p>The idea came from a problem we kept running into ourselves. Whenever we built software that needed licensing, we also had to build and maintain a separate system for license keys, device activations, expiration rules and customer access.</p> <p>That infrastructure quickly started feeling like another product we had to maintain.</p> <p>So we built PermitCore to handle it.</p> <p>PermitCore currently supports:</p> <ul> <li>License key creation and management</li> <li>Device activation limits</li> <li>Expiration and revocation</li> <li>Offline license validation</li> <li>Floating licenses and concurrent seats</li> <li>Entitlements and feature access</li> <li>Customer and reseller portals</li> <li>Payments and webhooks</li> <li>Zero-knowledge encryption</li> <li>A REST API and SDKs for .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, C++ and PHP</li> </ul> <p>There is a <strong>free plan that stays free</strong>, because we want indie developers to have something useful while getting their first products off the ground. We also offer a <strong>three-month free trial</strong> for anyone who wants to test the wider feature set without commitment.</p> <p>PermitCore is still an early startup, and we’re continuing to improve both the product and our documentation. Our social channels are also fairly new, so I hope you won’t mind that there isn’t a huge amount of content there yet.</p> <p>I’d really appreciate feedback from developers who have built licensing systems before or are currently deciding how to protect and sell their software.</p> <p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://permitcore.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://permitcore.dev</a><br><br> <strong>Documentation:</strong> <a href="https://permitcore.dev/docs/getting-started" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://permitcore.dev/docs/getting-started</a><br><br> <strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PermitCore" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@PermitCore</a><br><br> <strong>X:</strong> <a href="https://x.com/permitcore" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/permitcore</a> </p> <p>If you have any questions or need help integrating it, feel free to reach us through the <strong>Contact Us</strong> page on the website.</p> <p>Thanks for taking a look 🙂 👋</p> saas showdev security api