Comparison · Verified 16 August 2026

DYCRYPT vs Cryptolens (Devolens)

Both products issue signed licences and support disconnected software. The practical difference is the price ladder, the enforcement vocabulary your application receives, and where the private signing key can live.

This comparison uses public documentation available on 16 August 2026. If we have something wrong, tell us and we’ll fix it.

Capability	DYCRYPT	Devolens
Published entry pricing	$0 for 250 production licences; $29/month for 1,000; $99/month for 4,000.	Free is not for production. Business is €199/month for 5,000 active licences; Scale is €699/month for 10,000.
Licence models	Offline, Online, and Hybrid on every plan.	Subscriptions, usage-based, floating, node-locked, SDK, offline, and user-account licensing are listed on paid plans.
Application SDKs	Java, Node.js, Python, and C++.	.NET, C++, Java, Python, PHP, Go, Node.js, and C.
Offline operation	Offline never calls DYCRYPT. Hybrid works within a signed offline window.	Offline verification is documented. A separate licence-server add-on is offered for offline environments.
Check-answer trust	The SDK verifies a signed receipt with your product public key.	Signed verification responses are documented.
Signing and key custody	Ed25519, RSA, and EC. Sovereign can sign through your HSM or PKCS#11 token.	Public SDK documentation describes vendor-managed signing. Customer-held HSM custody is not stated on the public pricing page.
Deployment	Hosted SaaS or on-premises.	Hosted SaaS, with an offline licence-server add-on.
Data residency	Defined by your environment for Sovereign. SaaS residency is not yet published.	EU data residency is included; custom regions are listed for Enterprise.

Where the approaches differ

The entry price buys a different amount of headroom.

DYCRYPT Business carries 4,000 active licences for $99 per month. Devolens Business publishes 5,000 for €199 per month. The capacities are close; the monthly price is not.

Devolens also publishes more mature support and onboarding options at its higher tiers. Compare what the service includes, not only the licence count.

DYCRYPT names the enforcement state your application must handle.

Offline, Online, and Hybrid are first-class product modes. The SDK returns ACTIVE, GRACE, STALE, and the other states your interface needs to explain.

Devolens offers a broader list of licensing models today, including floating and usage-based licensing. DYCRYPT does not claim those until they ship.

On-premises is about the key boundary, not only the server location.

DYCRYPT Sovereign is for teams that need the private signing key to remain in their own HSM or PKCS#11 token. Your application holds the corresponding public key.

Devolens publishes EU residency and an offline licence-server add-on. Its public pricing page does not describe customer-held HSM custody, so verify that requirement directly with them.

Where they’re stronger

A real choice has trade-offs.

Devolens has more than ten years of product history, more than 500 published customers, and a deeper .NET track record.

It also publishes more SDK languages and licensing models today, including floating and usage-based licensing. If one of those is a hard requirement, that matters more than DYCRYPT’s price density.

Start with the requirement that cannot move

That usually makes the decision clearer than a long feature checklist.

Choose Devolens if…

You need .NET, Go, PHP, or C support now.
Floating or usage-based licensing is required now.
An established customer base and EU-hosted SaaS are procurement requirements.

Choose DYCRYPT if…

You want 250 production licences free or 4,000 for $99 per month.
You want Offline, Online, and Hybrid expressed as application states.
Your on-premises requirement includes customer-held HSM or PKCS#11 key custody.

Sources checked 16 August 2026

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