Comparative Benefits of Hardware-based and Software-based Solutions

Strong protection and licensing security can be provided with either hardware- or software-based solutions. While many protection and licensing features are common to both options, each also offers specific strengths that might be comparatively limited in the other.

The following table highlights and compares some of the available benefits of hardware- and software-based solutions, and the relative strengths of each option.

Feature	Hardware-based	Software-based
Software and Intellectual Property protection	* * * *	* * *
Secure Licensing	* * * *	* *
Trialware	* *	* * * *
Portability	* * * *	*
Electronic Software Distribution	* *	* * * *
Multiple Feature/Module Licensing	* * *	* * * *