Software Licensing & Entitlement Management Buyer's Guide

Selecting the right licensing and entitlement management platform is complex. These systems touch every part of your business — from product design and fulfillment to customer experience and revenue operations. Many evaluation criteria only surface once a project is underway. 

Built on decades of implementation experience, this guide highlights the questions, dependencies, and hidden considerations that often go unasked. They are what makes the difference between selecting a platform that will limit you later, and one that will power your growth at scale. 

Use it to guide vendor conversations, structure your evaluation, and make confident, informed decisions based on what truly matters to your business. The goal of this guide is to help you see the full picture — the capabilities, questions, and considerations that lead to lasting success.

At Thales, we’ve powered the revenue growth of some of the world’s most successful software-driven businesses across industries from healthcare and industrial automation to networking and AI. Our platform was built through years of partnership with companies like yours, shaped by real-world challenges, and refined to deliver both flexibility and reliability at scale.