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Best license plugins for WordPress

The most popular license plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. License For Envato leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of Envato Toolkit (5K+) and Serial Numbers (1K+). All 36 plugins tagged “license” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 license plugins

  1. 1.
    License For Envato

    The most installed license plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    Envato Toolkit

    5K+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 9 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  3. 3.
    Serial Numbers

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 78 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    Software License Manager

    900+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 35 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Creative Commons

    700+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

  6. 6.
    Key Manager

    200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Elite Licenser addon-lite for WooCommerce

    100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.

  8. 8.
    Terms Before Download

    70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  9. 9.
    EDD License Key Template

    50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  10. 10.
    UpdatePulse Server

    40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.

All 36 plugins tagged “license”