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keygate · Office #43,843

Open source license server for selling your software

In the Mixed neighborhood (Mixed). In town since 18 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on keygate's site

keygate describes itself as: “keygate Open source license server for selling your software”

What it is

Calls itself “license server”.

  • Calls itself: license server
“…keygate Open source license server for selling your software”
“Open source license server for selling your software”

What it costs

One-time purchase and monthly subscription. A free tier, free forever. Trial: “trials”.

  • One-time: yes
  • Monthly: yes
  • Free plan: free forever
  • Trial: trials
“Commercial license platforms charge per-seat, per-month, and your customer data lives on someone else's servers.”
“Every model in one platform — subscriptions , perpetual , perpetual with a maintenance period (buy once, get a year of updates, renew from the portal), trials , and floating (concurrent) licenses.”
“One server. One database. Full control. Free, forever.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers. Built for enterprise, small businesses and solo users. Made for Enterprise Vendors, Indie Developers and SaaS Companies. Available in 2 languages.

  • Sells to: developers
  • Company size: enterprise · small businesses · solo / indie
  • Made for: Enterprise Vendors · Indie Developers · SaaS Companies
  • Languages: English · 简体中文
“🧑‍💻 Indie Developers — Selling a desktop app, CLI tool, or Electron app? Keygate handles license keys, activation limits, and trials so you can focus on shipping.”
“🏭 Enterprise Vendors — Need floating licenses for large teams?”

How it runs

A web app. Can be self-hosted. Offers an API. Open source.

  • Kind: web
  • Runs where: self-hosted
  • API: yes
  • Open source: yes
“A production-ready license server you deploy on your own infrastructure”
“Keygate is an open source license server you host yourself.”

What it works with

Integrates with Sparkle, Tauri and Velopack. Replaces Cryptlex, Keygen and LicenseSpring. Names Stripe on its pages.

  • Integrates with: Sparkle · Tauri · Velopack
  • Replaces: Cryptlex · Keygen · LicenseSpring
  • Names: Stripe
“Self-hosted alternative to Keygen & Cryptlex.”
“Keygate is an open source license server you host yourself.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Publishes docs.

“Open http://localhost:9000 — the setup wizard guides you from there.”
“…docs -> https://github.com/tabloy/keygate/tree/main/docs”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 18 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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