Polaris

The licensing layer for modern software

Real-time. Programmable. Tamper-proof. Complete licensing infrastructure for music software creators — live in a day.

847K

Licenses Issued

623K

Active

23ms

API Latency p99

142/hr

Issuance Rate

Trusted by developers building the future

Baby AudioUniversal AudioWaldorf

Product

Stripe, for software licensing

Everything developers need to issue, validate, and understand their licenses — across every channel.

Key Management API

Create, issue, revoke, and transfer license keys via REST. Bulk issuance across sales channels with full lifecycle control.

Plugins and SDKs

Drop-in licensing for audio plugins. Secure launch-time validation, configurable offline grace, and manual activation for air-gapped systems.

Analytics Dashboard

Real-time insight into activations, devices, regions, and channels. Anomaly analysis flags shared or cracked keys automatically.

Fraud Detection

Invisible decoy licenses that trigger silent alerts when used — exposing piracy networks without heavy DRM overhead.

Coming Soon

Secondary Market

Verified license transfers between users. Developers set resale policy and retain full control throughout the transfer.

Coming Soon

Data Intelligence

Advanced analytics on demand, distribution, and usage — so vendors understand customer behaviour across every channel.

Coming Soon

Platform

Your license operations, in one place

Everything you need to issue, validate, and understand your licenses — across every channel you sell through.

polaris-licensing.com/dashboard
Resonant Audio
Licensing Platform
Alex Morgan
alex@resonantaudio.com
Dashboard
+ Mint Keys
Total Licenses
2,847
↑ 12% this month
Active Licenses
1,923
↑ 8% this month
Active Devices
3,412
↑ 5% this week
Products
7
In your catalog
Activations Over Time
Last 90 days
License Status
Distribution
Recent LicensesView all →
KeyProductStatusTime
PLKX-7F3A-B92E...SynthMaster ProActive2m ago
PLKX-2C8D-E4F1...DrumLab 3Pending14m ago
PLKX-9A1E-C7B4...SynthMaster ProExpired1h ago
PLKX-4D2F-A8C3...Reverb SuiteUnused3h ago

Analytics

Know what's happening, before it's a problem

Real-time visibility across your license estate. Flag anomalies, track activations by device, and spot distribution channel trends as they emerge.

License Activation Rate
Last 30 days · All products
73.4%
of issued licenses activated
↑ 4.2pp vs prior period
Top Products by Volume
License keys issued · 90 days
SynthMaster Pro847
DrumLab 3612
Reverb Suite384
MixDown 2201
Bass Engine134
Key Status Distribution
Across all products · Live
Active
1,923
Unused
624
Pending
187
Expired
113
Geographic Distribution
Activations by region · 30 days
🇺🇸United States
32%
🇩🇪Germany
22%
🇬🇧United Kingdom
17%
🇯🇵Japan
11%
🌍Other
18%

Developer Experience

Live in a day.
Not a quarter.

One REST call to validate a license. Drop our C++/JUCE SDK into your plugin and you're done.

Read the DocsView SDK →
License validationcURL
# Validate a license key at activation
curl -X POST https://api.polaris-licensing.com/v1/validate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-d '{
"key": "PLKX-7F3A-B92E-4D1C",
"device_id": "B9F2-3A1D",
"product_id": "synth_master_pro"
}'
# Response
{
"valid": true,
"status": "active",
"activations": 1,
"max_activations": 2,
"expires_at": "2027-04-26T00:00:00Z"
}

Architecture

One dashboard. One API. One SDK.

Complete licensing infrastructure — live in a day. No dongles. No drama.

Your Software

Plugin SDK

Polaris

Mint & Validate

Your Customer

Activates Instantly

01 — API

Key Management

Mint · Assign · Revoke · Bulk issue

02 — Dashboard

Analytics

Activations · Channels · Anomalies

03 — Records

Audit Log

Tamper-proof · Immutable · Verifiable

Fraud & ControlComing Soon

Fraud monitoring that catches piracy in motion

Invisible protection that exposes piracy networks without heavy DRM. Days become milliseconds in your response time.

Anti-Piracy

Predictive & real-time protection

Fraud Detection

AI & behavioural signals

License Control

Dynamic — revoke, track, trace

Honeytokens

Built into the JUCE-native SDK

What is a Honeytoken?

A decoy license that only a pirate would touch.

Polaris plants invisible, inert license keys inside your release channels. Legitimate customers never see them. The moment a cracked build or leaked download tries to validate one, we know — instantly, silently, without disrupting real users.

Example — A Seeded Torrent

01

You seed one decoy key into a pre-release build sent to a reviewer.

02

Days later, that build appears on a torrent site.

03

Every pirated activation pings Polaris — IP, device, region, timestamp.

04

You see the leak source, distribution map, and scale — in real time.

Days→Milliseconds

Pricing

Simple, usage-based pricing

No upfront costs. No contracts. Pay as you grow.

Starter

$0/mo

Everything you need to get started. Up to 100 active licences.

  • ✓100 active licences (last 90 days)
  • ✓REST API access
  • ✓Analytics dashboard
  • ✓JUCE / C++ SDK
  • ✗Fraud detection
Get started free

Growth

$49/mo

For serious studios shipping multiple products at scale.

  • ✓1,000 active licences (last 90 days)
  • ✓REST API + webhooks
  • ✓Advanced analytics
  • ✓Fraud detection (beta)
  • ✓Priority support
Start free trial

Enterprise

Custom

Unlimited scale, SLA guarantees, dedicated account management.

  • ✓Unlimited licenses
  • ✓Custom integrations
  • ✓99.99% SLA
  • ✓Dedicated account manager
  • ✓Secondary market access
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