In Development

Prism: Licensing-as-a-Service for Modern Software Vendors

Currently in development: A next-generation licensing platform designed to provide enterprise-grade licensing with sub-25ms validation, multi-tenant isolation, and self-service portals.

<25ms
License Validation
10,000+
Requests per Second
99.99%
Uptime SLA

Planned Architecture: Any License Model, No Custom Development

Prism's 4-dimensional model will compose independently to support any licensing scenario from simple named-perpetual to complex floating-subscription-offline-quota.

License Term

Perpetual: One-time purchase
Subscription: Monthly/annual renewal
Trial: Time-limited evaluation

Assignment

Named: Specific user assignment
Floating: Shared seat pool
Device: Machine-locked
Site: Location-based

Connectivity

Online: Real-time validation
Offline: Air-gapped environments
Hybrid: Graceful degradation

Feature Control

Binary: Feature on/off
Quota-Based: Usage limits
Tiered: Multiple packages

These dimensions will compose independently, enabling thousands of unique licensing configurations

Planned Enterprise-Grade Features

Real-Time Validation API

Will provide sub-25ms license validation at 10,000+ requests per second with multi-layer caching and automatic failover.

Multi-Tenant Platform

Each vendor will get an isolated tenant instance with custom subdomain, branding, and independent business rules.

Customer Admin Portals

Production-ready self-service portals will enable customer organizations to manage users, assign licenses, and view analytics.

SSO Integration

Federated authentication with Azure AD, Okta, and other SAML/OIDC providers for seamless integration.

Floating Seat Management

Automatic checkout/checkin of floating licenses with heartbeat monitoring and forced reclaim capabilities.

Offline License Support

Will generate time-limited offline activation codes with cryptographic validation for air-gapped environments.

Usage Analytics

Real-time dashboards will show license utilization, peak usage patterns, inactive users, and feature adoption.

Department Hierarchies

Multi-level organizational structures with delegated administration, cost allocation, and automated assignment rules.

Built For Software Vendors

Independent Software Vendors

Pain Points:

  • Engineering team spending 30% of time on licensing logic instead of core features
  • Difficulty adapting to new business models without redeployment
  • Lack of visibility into customer license usage patterns

How Prism Helps:

Prism provides complete licensing infrastructure as a service, allowing ISVs to deploy once and serve thousands of customers through simple API calls.

Enterprise Software Companies

Pain Points:

  • Complex requirements across thousands of customers with varying needs
  • Supporting multiple licensing models creates technical debt and maintenance burden
  • Customer support costs from manual license management

How Prism Helps:

Prism's 4-dimensional license model supports any licensing scenario without custom development, while self-service portals reduce support burden.

SaaS Companies

Pain Points:

  • Transitioning from simple subscription to sophisticated enterprise licensing
  • Need for floating seats, offline support, and complex hierarchies
  • 6-12 month lead time to build enterprise licensing from scratch

How Prism Helps:

Prism provides production-ready enterprise licensing features out of the box, enabling SaaS companies to compete in enterprise markets immediately.

Planned Technical Design

Designed to be built on modern, scalable architecture for mission-critical licensing workloads

Event-Sourced Architecture

Complete immutable audit trail of all license, user, and organizational changes for compliance and debugging

Horizontally Scalable Cloud Architecture

Auto-scaling infrastructure will handle traffic spikes seamlessly with containerized deployments and managed services

Multi-Layer Caching

In-memory caching plus Redis backplane designed to ensure sub-25ms response times even under heavy load

Automatic Failover

Built-in redundancy and health monitoring designed to ensure 99.99% uptime with automatic recovery

Complete API and UI

RESTful API for application integration plus production-ready admin portals for both vendors and customers

Modern Tech Stack

Built with modern backend, database, and frontend technologies - proven platforms with long-term support