We are a partner in your success ...you are not just a "number" to us, we really care.
Choosing Nalpeiron and Zentitle2 means choosing a partner invested in your long-term success, not just a supplier.
Thales (which acquired Gemalto) is a global conglomerate with over 83,000 employees and a primary focus on defense, aerospace, and security and software licensing is no longer its main focus.
Its priorities differ from Nalpeiron, which is dedicated to licensing and depends on delivering exceptional customer service to survive and grow.
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Nalpeiron
Larger Competitors
Low risk
Stable, pioneer of cloud licensing, since 2005
Part of a private equity portfolio or huge public company. Thales, based in France, has 80,000 employees. Revenera, licensing one many products, owned by PE Thoma Bravo.
Easy onboarding
Software + full-service support + training
Complex products needing 3-6 months of onboarding.
Global support - fast - in 3 time zones
US / CET / UK offering priority support
Slow and unresponsive support, out-of-date products, high support costs (60% of tickets)
Highly scalable, secure and battle-tested cloud
$1Bn+ of customer revenues protected and enabled
On-premise, 1980 client-server, with operations issues. Poor cloud infrastructure.
Focused, specialist - 100% focus on licensing
Not part of a bigger group, with 20 years+ in the space
5-20% focus, not their primary business, part of a group
Constant innovation, with real IP
Two issued US patents
Often older technology, with complexity from multiple aquistions
When evaluating enterprise software licensing solutions, the provider's business model and customer engagement philosophy are just as critical as technical features. Thales (which acquired Gemalto) is a global conglomerate with over 83,000 employees and a primary focus on defense, aerospace, and security.
In contrast, Zentitle2 is built around being a true partner, not just a supplier.
Here's how these differences impact your experience and success.
Selecting the right software licensing vendor is a pivotal decision for any software company—particularly those operating at enterprise scale. The experience of leading organizations shows that this choice has far-reaching consequences for cost, agility, and peace of mind.
"Hexagon and many others have switched to us to save hundreds of thousands in license, service, and support costs. The Thales Sentinel platform and dongles use an older technology stack that requires many manual processes and is less agile and automated than Zentitle2. Currently, the Sentinel platform is a small unit within the vast French Thales empire of 80,000 employees. Customers report slow response times, outdated technology (dongles), costly support burden, and continual cost increases."
Many software companies, including industry leaders like Hexagon, have migrated from legacy platforms such as Thales Sentinel to modern solutions like Zentitle2. The reasons are clear:
David O'Neal, Product Line Director at New River Kinematics, summarizes the impact of switching to Nalpeiron's Zentitle platform:
"For any large software company that prizes the value of what they are making, Nalpeiron is the best way of ensuring the security of their software—and for a large company, that's really important. We've come a long way from our dongle days. With Nalpeiron, we can finally stop stressing over licensing issues and focus on what we do best: building great software."
This testimonial highlights three key points:
Thales' software licensing business (Sentinel, formerly Gemalto) is only a small part of its vast portfolio, which spans defense systems, avionics, and critical infrastructure. For Thales, software licensing is a side business, not a core focus. This reality is reflected in customer experiences:
"We did struggle to start with to get to grips with the software. This has proven to be the case each time a new user has started to use it. It isn't the easiest to pickup and start using." - Verified Thales Sentinel user
Many companies have switched to Zentitle2 to save significantly on licensed software costs, service, and support costs—sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars. Zentitle2 is praised for delivering enterprise-class capabilities at a price point accessible to startups, scale-ups, and SMBs, not just large enterprises.
Zentitle2 stands apart by making your success its core mission. Unlike Thales, Zentitle2 is not a side business in a sprawling conglomerate. Instead, it offers:
Choosing Thales/Gemalto/Sentinel means working with a supplier for whom software licensing is a minor, side business-often resulting in slow support, complex onboarding, and a transactional relationship.
Zentitle2, on the other hand, is invested in your growth and success, offering not just technology but a true partnership.
That's why so many organizations seeking agility, responsiveness, and a customer-first approach are making the switch to Zentitle2.
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Adaptable and powerful. 1000s of top software companies rely on Nalpeiron to deliver a solution that meets all their requirements.
License Models
Price and package using any licensing model, including subscriptions and usage based. No ongoing engineering required.
Multi-Platform
SaaS, Windows, Mac and Linux, ARM, Android and Embedded Linux. Ship to multiple platforms faster and with less engineering effort.
Online & Offline
End-users can activate online or offline. Nalpeiron Growth Platform is a powerful hosted platform with a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
Dark Sites & VMs
License software in dark sites and offline customer environments, and prevent license abuse from duplicated Virtual Machines (VMs).
Sales Teams
Sales teams are armed with customer usage knowledge, signposting them to who to speak to and when in order to win deals.
Customer Success
Customer Success teams get simple super-early churn-risk warnings needed to guarantee better renewal rates, with no learning curve.
Revenue Opportunities
New revenue opportunities are uncovered automatically, all customer accounts are auto-scanned to reveal new pre-qualified expansion deals.
Insights & Alerts
Actionable insights and alerts enable revenue-facing teams to win more new business. Keep and expand customer accounts.
Trial Conversions
Convert more trials. Sales Teams know exactly when/why/who to contact to to close business. An unfair advantage for B2B SaaS sales.
Usage Analytics
Prospect and customer usage analytics are no longer a black box. Sales and CS have the full picture to engage with customers and get results.
Best Experience
End-users get a smooth, fast and hassle free experience. Support tickets lowered by up to 60%. Drive up customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Optimized for SaaS
Deliver more revenue across the whole product lifecycle. Remove engineering dependencies. Gain, retain, & grow your SaaS customers.
"I have used Nalpeiron for about 10 years and it is definitely the best licensing I have worked with in my support career.
I have worked with around 10 different licensing platforms and used many others with the products I purchased.
None have been as reliable, easy to use and implement for support and customers alike."
Kelly Bishop
Technical Support
"Fantastic flexibility is key in how we license our software and features in order to provide a smooth experience for our end users.
Nalpeiron delivered on this and more. Enough tools to provide us with what we need to integrate with our existing business systems.
EUP is easy to set up giving our users more control over managing and distributing our licenses."
Mark Senior
Sales Director
"Nalpeiron overall does a great job in getting a license solution to customers. The tool has plenty of features to match business requirements.
Maintaining an in-house solution would be expensive and time consuming.
Nalpeiron provides a service where you do not need to worry about this and focus on your business."
Chris Ang
CEO
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Scalability to match your growth
1000s of companies use Nalpeiron to maximize the revenues from their SaaS, software and hardware with many going from startup to IPO on our platform
20 Years+
Track Record
$1B+
Revenues Protected
300M+
Transactions / Month
99.9%+
Uptime SLA for 10 Years+
Zentitle2 is built on a modern, cloud-based architecture, enabling automation, integration, and rapid deployment of new licensing models. In contrast, Thales Sentinel (Gemalto) relies on an older technology stack, often requiring manual processes and the use of hardware dongles, which can limit agility and automation for software vendors.
Zentitle2 is recognized for its fast, expert, and highly responsive customer support, offering hands-on partnership and consulting throughout implementation and rollout. Many Thales/Gemalto customers report slower response times and a higher support burden, partly due to the size and structure of the Thales organization
Zentitle2 provides extensive APIs, webhooks, and integrations-especially with CRM systems-making it easier to connect with existing business systems and adapt to evolving business needs. Thales Sentinel’s older platform is less flexible and can be more challenging to integrate with modern SaaS and cloud environments.
Zentitle2 is designed to support enterprise-scale deployments, with proven reliability for 24x7x365 operations and the ability to handle hundreds of millions of users. Many fast-growing companies and large enterprises have switched from Thales/Gemalto to Zentitle2 for its scalability and operational excellence.
Zentitle2 is frequently cited as offering better value for money, with lower costs for licensing, service, and support. Customers have reported significant savings-sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars-after migrating from Thales Sentinel. Thales/Gemalto has been criticized for continual cost increases and a costly support burden.
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