Trial licensing allows prospective customers to evaluate your software before purchasing a subscription or perpetual license. Trial licenses are typically time-limited and automatically expire when the evaluation period ends.

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Related Resources

• Licensing Models Overview
• Subscription Licensing Guide
• Documentation on Trial Licenses

How Devolens Implements Trial Licensing

Devolens allows applications to create and manage trial licenses through the API and SDKs.

Each trial license includes an expiration date that is automatically enforced during license validation. Trial licenses can be created manually, issued automatically during user registration, or generated as part of an onboarding flow.

When a customer decides to purchase your software, the trial can be upgraded to a paid license without requiring a new licensing workflow.

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Supporting Different Trial Models

The same licensing infrastructure supports several approaches to software trials.

Common setups include:

• Fixed-duration evaluation licenses
• Trials issued automatically during registration
• Manual trial licenses for enterprise evaluations
• Trial licenses that convert to subscription licenses

Depending on your licensing strategy, trial licenses can also be combined with node-locked licensing, floating licensing, or usage-based licensing.

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Operational Visibility

Because trial licenses are managed as part of the licensing system, teams can monitor evaluations without maintaining separate administration tools.

This makes it easier to:

• View active trial licenses
• Review upcoming trial expirations
• Extend evaluation periods
• Convert trial users to paid licenses

The same licensing data can also be synchronized with CRM or billing systems when needed.

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Implementation

Trial licensing is implemented using time-limited licenses managed through the Devolens API and SDKs.

The Devolens documentation on trial licensing includes code examples and guides for:

• Creating trial licenses
• Automatically issuing trial licenses
• Validating trial expiration
• Converting trial licenses to paid licenses