Best software licensing plugins for WordPress
The most popular software licensing plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HandyPlugins PaddlePress leads with 60+ active installs, ahead of EDD Version (10+) and Dreamax License Manager (fewer than 10). All 12 plugins tagged “software licensing” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 software licensing plugins
- 1.
HandyPlugins PaddlePressThe most installed software licensing plugin, with 60+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
EDD Version10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 3.
Dreamax License ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
GRAJ License ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
Dreamfoxmedia Checkout for FreemiusFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
PureCartFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 7.
Waveform License ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
ReleaseCartFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 9.
Invizo CartFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 10.
LicenzoFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “software licensing”
HandyPlugins PaddlePress
Up in the last 7 days:281#19,074by handyplugins2 months ago
Easily accept credit card payments on your WordPress site with Paddle
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
EDD Version
Up in the last 7 days:9,239#36,564by Jean Galea11 years ago
Shortcode to output the version number of an EDD download. Requires the EDD Software Licensing add-on.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Dreamax License Manager
Up in the last 7 days:19,459#50,064by Dreamax Soft1 month ago
Self-hosted software licensing, activation, delivery, and migration for WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GRAJ License Manager
Up in the last 7 days:9,082#50,632by GRAJ Studio3 months ago
Create products, issue activation codes and validate customer licenses from WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dreamfoxmedia Checkout for Freemius
#55,899by dreamfoxmedia23 days ago
Add a Freemius Checkout buy button to sell WordPress plugins and themes with subscriptions, licenses, and one-click payments.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PureCart
Down in the last 7 days:7,419#56,617by Aminul Islam3 months ago
Sell software, SaaS, and any digital file on WooCommerce — with secure delivery, license keys, auto-updates, and SaaS provisioning.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Waveform License Manager
#57,996by Waveform Inc10 days ago
License keys for software you sell. Manage keys, devices and releases in wp-admin; with WooCommerce, keys issue on purchase and revoke on refund.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
ReleaseCart
#61,180by DrPlugin3 days ago
Sell plugins and digital downloads with Stripe payments, license keys and an update server. ReleaseCart takes no commission on your sales.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 89/day
Invizo Cart
#64,088by Invizo4 months ago
Sell digital downloads, software licenses, and digital products with checkout pages, customer account pages, download delivery, and payment gateways.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Licenzo
#65,228by Solvix Studio1 month ago
Licenzo is a powerful license and subscription management plugin for WordPress. Automate license key generation, validation, and recurring payments.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Codulon License & Serial Manager Lite
Down in the last 7 days:1,329#65,856by codulon4 months ago
A lightweight tool for manual license-key management, including a working validation API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OneEuroLabs License Key Manager
#71,986by oneeurolabs5 months ago
Universal License Manager for WordPress. Generate, validate and manage software license keys. Supports Stripe or PayPal. Free for up to 50 licenses.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day