Which Nebula.NET edition is right for you?
Free, Licensed, or Enterprise? A practical guide to choosing the right Nebula.NET edition for your project, team, and threat model.
Nebula.NET comes in three editions — Free, Licensed, and Enterprise. They’re all built on the same tested engine; the difference is how much protection, automation, and support you get. Here’s how to choose.
Free — evaluate and protect small projects
The Free edition is fully functional for trying Nebula.NET and protecting small or hobby projects. You get identifier renaming, a couple of encrypted strings, a couple of control-flow-protected methods, and both the CLI and desktop GUI.
Choose Free if: you’re evaluating the tool, or shipping a small/non-commercial project and basic renaming is enough.
You’ll outgrow it when: you need full string encryption, control-flow flattening on more than a couple of methods, anti-tamper, or the ability to read back crash stack traces.
Licensed — the full suite for professionals and teams
Licensed removes all caps and unlocks the complete standard suite: unlimited string encryption and control-flow flattening, method encryption, anti-tamper & anti-debug, resource and metadata hardening, Authenticode signing, stack-trace de-obfuscation, and MSBuild/CI integration — plus priority email support.
It’s available two ways:
- Annual — $1199 per seat/year (always-current updates).
- Perpetual — $2,899 per seat, one-time, never expires (includes 1 year of updates and priority support). Best value if you’ll use it long-term.
Choose Licensed if: you sell or distribute commercial .NET software and want real, complete protection with support. This is the right fit for most teams.
Enterprise — protection and control at scale
Enterprise includes everything in Licensed, plus capabilities larger organizations need:
- Per-customer watermarking — trace a leaked or cracked binary back to the exact customer.
- Aggressive control-flow tier for your most sensitive assemblies.
- Floating CI-server licenses — protect on build agents without using developer seats.
- On-prem / air-gapped activation for secure environments.
- Volume & site licensing, purchase orders and invoicing.
- Priority support with an SLA and onboarding.
Choose Enterprise if: you distribute widely and want leak tracing, you have strict CI or security requirements, or you need volume licensing and a formal procurement process.
Quick decision guide
| Your situation | Edition |
|---|---|
| Trying it out or a small/hobby project | Free |
| Commercial product, want the full suite + support | Licensed |
| Prefer a one-time purchase | Licensed (Perpetual) |
| Need leak tracing, CI/on-prem licensing, or volume/POs | Enterprise |
See the full edition comparison, pricing, or request an Enterprise quote. Not ready to buy? Start free — you can upgrade any time by registering a license key; no reinstall required.
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