"Moonbase allowed us to build a fully branded storefront and provide a self-service licensing experience for our customers, all while streamlining our operations."
Shawn Barnes
Black Salt Audio
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From storefront and licensing to subscriptions and affiliate programmes. See how companies built their operations on Moonbase.
Black Salt Audio + Moonbase
LicensingStorefrontsSubscriptionsMigration
As a big player in the audio software scene, Black Salt Audio had a lot of requirements for their stack. They needed an effective licensing solution with full customer self-service to reduce any and all support load.
Black Salt Audio
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A conversation with Sudara, the developer behind Melatonin
LicensingStorefronts
"As a solo dev, there's more tasks to do than hours in the week. Moonbase handles the hairy biz stuff like licensing, payments and taxes, which allows me to spend more of my time cooking up fun new musical tools."
Melatonin
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Sync Audio tested Moonbase as a customer before becoming one
LicensingStorefrontsSubscriptions
"The moment we tested the purchase and authorization system in our own plugins sealed the deal. Everything just worked, and it was so easy to set up."
Sync Audio
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Every company has a different setup. Moonbase adapts to each.
ARTonic Music
Indie developer
LicensingStorefronts
"Choosing to partner with Moonbase allowed us to focus on our unique expertise while feeling secure that we had our bases covered in areas where we had much less experience. This was one of the best decisions we've made in our short history so far!"
ARTonic Music went from zero infrastructure to bundling with Avid and Universal Audio
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ZAK Sound
Indie developer
LicensingStorefrontsMigrationAffiliates
“I couldn't find another option as complete as Moonbase. It saves a lot of time by handling everything you need to scale your brand."
ZAK Sound replaced a FastSpring/WooCommerce patchwork with a custom Vue.js storefront on Moonbase
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Sixth Sample
Indie developer
LicensingStorefrontsMigration
"For online activation, it's literally two clicks, and the plugin gets automatically activated through the Sixth Sample website without the user having to do anything. The pain-free activation flow has been getting a lot of praise from the customers, so kudos to the Moonbase team!"
Sixth Sample went from "I didn't even bother trying to do licensing" to two-click activation
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Melatonin
Indie developer
LicensingStorefronts
"As a solo dev, there's more tasks to do than hours in the week. Moonbase handles the hairy biz stuff like licensing, payments and taxes, which allows me to spend more of my time cooking up fun new musical tools."
A conversation with Sudara, the developer behind Melatonin
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Sync Audio
Indie developer
LicensingStorefrontsSubscriptions
"The moment we tested the purchase and authorization system in our own plugins sealed the deal. Everything just worked, and it was so easy to set up."
Sync Audio tested Moonbase as a customer before becoming one
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Atlantic Audio
Agency
LicensingStorefrontsMigration
"The JUCE module took me about ten minutes to get running. It was by far the fastest integration compared to other licensing systems we have worked with."
Atlantic Audio went from cycling through licensing systems to recommending one platform for every new client
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iFeature
Indie developer
LicensingStorefronts
"Moonbase allowed us to introduce a proper licensing and activation system for our plugins while simplifying product delivery and customer management."
How iFeature went from no licensing to a proper activation system with Moonbase
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time off audio
Indie developer
StorefrontsLicensingAffiliates
Read how Moe Chaieb, Founder of time off audio, launched his plugin business with confidence—and why a backend platform made all the difference.
📬 Letters from our users | Moe Chaieb
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Black Salt Audio
Indie developer
LicensingStorefrontsSubscriptionsMigration
As a big player in the audio software scene, Black Salt Audio had a lot of requirements for their stack. They needed an effective licensing solution with full customer self-service to reduce any and all support load.
Black Salt Audio + Moonbase
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Nextmidi
Indie developer
LicensingStorefrontsMigration
In the end of 2023, Nextmidi was looking to upgrade their licensing solution in order to provide more self service for customers and cut costs in the process.
Nextmidi + Moonbase
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