specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Keygen
providerId: keygen
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Software Licensing
- Entitlements
- Distribution
- Self-Hosted
- Open Source
- Plans
description: >-
  Keygen is offered two ways. Keygen Cloud is a managed, subscription SaaS
  metered primarily by active licensed users (ALUs) - the number of unique
  licenses that validate within a billing period - across Dev, Std, and Ent
  tiers, with the Distribution API and higher support levels unlocking as you
  move up. Keygen CE (Community Edition) is source-available and free to
  self-host; Keygen EE (Enterprise Edition) is a paid, licensed self-hosted
  build with singleplayer (flat-rate) and multiplayer models and a 30-day
  trial. Exact ALU bands and monthly prices per tier are published on the
  pricing page and are not reconciled to specific dollar figures in this
  artifact.
notes: >-
  Tier names and inclusions are representative of Keygen Cloud's Dev / Std /
  Ent structure at the time of authoring; verify current ALU limits, prices,
  and feature gating on the pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://keygen.sh/pricing/
- https://keygen.sh/docs/
plans:
- id: keygen-cloud-dev
  name: Cloud - Dev
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Entry Keygen Cloud tier for development and small deployments. Includes the
    core Software Licensing API (licenses, machines, policies, entitlements)
    with a low active-licensed-user cap and a small number of releases. No
    Distribution API access.
  entries:
  - label: Active Licensed Users (ALUs)
    name: alus
    type: quota
    metric: active_licensed_users
    limit: 100
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: see pricing page (free / low entry tier)
    userMultiplied: true
  elements:
  - name: Software Licensing API
  - name: Licenses
  - name: Machines / Activation
  - name: Policies
  - name: Entitlements
- id: keygen-cloud-std
  name: Cloud - Std
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Production Keygen Cloud tiers (Std 1-5) that scale with ALU volume and add
    the Distribution API (releases and artifacts) across multiple engines
    (Binary, OCI/Docker, npm, RubyGems, PyPI, Tauri), plus standard business
    support.
  entries:
  - label: Active Licensed Users (ALUs)
    name: alus
    type: quota
    metric: active_licensed_users
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: tiered by ALU band - see pricing page
    userMultiplied: true
  elements:
  - name: Software Licensing API
  - name: Distribution API (Releases / Artifacts)
  - name: Webhooks
  - name: 8x5 Email Support
- id: keygen-cloud-ent
  name: Cloud - Ent
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Enterprise Keygen Cloud tiers (Ent 1-3) with the highest ALU bands, a
    99.99% uptime SLA, SAML/SSO, audit logs, custom environments and rate
    limits, and priority support.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All Std Features
  - name: 99.99% Uptime SLA
  - name: SAML / SSO
  - name: Audit Logs
  - name: Custom Environments and Rate Limits
  - name: Priority Support
- id: keygen-ce
  name: Keygen CE (Self-Hosted)
  type: open-source
  description: >-
    Community Edition - the source-available, free-to-self-host build of
    Keygen. Run the full licensing and distribution API on your own
    infrastructure with no per-ALU fees.
  entries:
  - label: Community Edition
    name: ce
    type: flat
    metric: license
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: perpetual
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free (self-hosted)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Self-Hosted Licensing API
  - name: Self-Hosted Distribution API
  - name: Community Support
- id: keygen-ee
  name: Keygen EE (Self-Hosted)
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Enterprise Edition - a paid, licensed self-hosted build offering
    flat-rate singleplayer or multiplayer licensing models, additional
    enterprise capabilities, and a 30-day trial.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Edition
    name: ee
    type: flat
    metric: license
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: flat-rate - contact sales (30-day trial)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Self-Hosted Licensing and Distribution
  - name: Singleplayer / Multiplayer Models
  - name: Enterprise Support
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com