Products

Keygen

Open, enterprise-grade licensing & distribution

keygen.sh Source★ 339MIT DiscordSoftware Development / APIs, Webhooks & Integration Infrastructure

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
82.4K
Down32.6%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
$299/mo
Higher than 93% of peersNiche median $19/mo
Launched
10y ago
2016-11-04 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (10 pts · 4 comments)Launch

    Keygen Dist – dead-simple software distribution and auto-update service

    Oct 26, 2017 · 9y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Dead-simple software distribution and auto-update service

    Oct 6, 2017 · 9y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    Keygen Dist – dead-simple software distribution and auto-update service

    Sep 28, 2017 · 9y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    A dead-simple software licensing API

    Jun 14, 2017 · 9y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (190 pts · 90 comments)Launch

    Keygen – A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers

    Jun 12, 2017 · 9y agoLaunch page

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-10-22
GitHub Stars
★ 339
Forks
39
License
MIT
Primary language
Go

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search56%
  • Direct41%
  • Other3%

Countries

  • United States19%
  • India13%
  • Netherlands10%
  • Brazil7%
  • Egypt5%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2016-10-19

KeywordMonthly volume
keygen12.7K
keygenninja4,000
keygen software820
freekeygen360
key gen240

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Dev
Unknown
Up to 100 active licensed users (ALUs) · 10 product releases
Std 2
$299/mo
Up to 10,000 active licensed users (ALUs) · Up to 100k API requests per day

Trial: None · 1 paid tier ($299) · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page

Entry price $299/mo, Higher than 93% of peers; “APIs, Webhooks & Integration Infrastructure” median is $19/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2016-11-04

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Dark Developer (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring editorial serif headline layout and code block / terminal / cli visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Open, enterprise-grade licensing & distribution”

Editorial Serif Headline hero structure paired with email capture / waitlist CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Editorial Serif Headline + Code Block / Terminal / CLI → Email Capture / Waitlist

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.2 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
7.0

Structure

Fonts
Unbounded / Lato / Source Code Pro
Primary visual
Code Block / Terminal / CLI
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Balanced
Corners & depth
Small Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Dark Developer (with Gradient Glow)

Deep dark surfaces, monospace typography, terminal/code snippets, and high-precision borders.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #03364b;
  --surface: #020d15;
  --foreground: #edf3f6;
  --muted-foreground: #a6b5c1;
  --accent: #00ed98;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "Unbounded", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Lato", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "Source Code Pro", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #03364B (~50%) · Surface #020D15 (~33%) · Text #EDF3F6 (~6%) · Muted Text #A6B5C1 (~4%) · Accent #00ED98 (~7%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Editorial Serif Headline
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Code Block / Terminal / CLI
- Conversion CTA: Email Capture / Waitlist
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Code & Terminal
- Spatial layout notes: Editorial Serif Headline hero structure paired with email capture / waitlist CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Dark Developer (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring editorial serif headline layout and code block / terminal / cli visuals.

## Avoid

- Warm pastel backgrounds
- Playful cartoon illustrations
- Oversized pill buttons everywhere

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does Keygen cost?
Dev: Unknown; Std 2: $299/mo. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does Keygen get?
Vaneform estimates 82.4K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Keygen and what platforms does it support?
Keygen is catalogued under APIs, Webhooks & Integration Infrastructure: Open, enterprise-grade licensing & distribution. Supported platforms: API.
Is Keygen open source?
Keygen has a public repository (https://github.com/keygen-sh/keygen-api) under the MIT license, recording 339 GitHub stars.Source

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