Comparison
Trust Secure vs KeyAuth
Both offer licensing for software, but they emphasize different things. This is a factual, neutral comparison — verify current specifics on each provider's site before choosing.
Overview
KeyAuth is an authentication and licensing service commonly used to add license keys, user auth, and hardware-ID locking to applications through its API. Its focus is the authentication/licensing layer that developers integrate into their own software.
Trust Secure combines licensing with built-in code protection for scripts: it obfuscates and encrypts your Lua and JavaScript, delivers them through a signed loader, and enforces licenses at runtime — with first-class support for FiveM resources, standalone scripts, and Discord bots.
This comparison reflects Trust Secure's capabilities and a neutral, general description of KeyAuth. Feature sets change over time, so verify the latest details on each provider's own site before deciding.
Feature comparison
| Area | Trust Secure | KeyAuth |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Code protection plus licensing, delivered together. | Authentication and licensing API you integrate into your app. |
| Code protection | Built-in obfuscation, encryption, and signed delivery of your scripts. | Focused on auth/licensing; code protection is largely up to you. |
| FiveM support | First-class FiveM Lua and NUI JavaScript protection and licensing. | General-purpose; FiveM-specific protection is not the core focus. |
| License features | Per-customer keys, IP binding, expiry, renewal, collections. | License keys with options such as hardware-ID locking and expiry. |
| Enforcement model | Runtime loader holds and runs your protected code only with a valid license. | Your app calls the API to validate; enforcement depends on your integration. |
| Revocation | Instant revoke; effective on next runtime start. | Keys can be managed/revoked via the service. |
| Monitoring & alerts | Usage monitoring, security events, and Discord alerts. | Offers API and, depending on plan, related tooling. |
| Distribution | Protected packages and one-time download links. | You distribute your own app/build. |
When KeyAuth may fit
- You're adding licensing or user authentication to your own application and will handle code protection yourself.
- You want a general-purpose auth/licensing API across many app types.
- Hardware-ID locking and user-account features are central to your needs.
When Trust Secure may fit
- You sell scripts and want protection and licensing in one place, without building enforcement yourself.
- You need FiveM Lua/NUI protection, standalone Lua/JavaScript, or Discord bot licensing.
- You want the license to gate execution through a protected runtime, not just an API call you integrate.
- You want monitoring, leak tracing, and one-time download links built in.
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Frequently asked questions
Do these tools overlap?
They overlap on licensing. The main difference is that Trust Secure also protects your script code and enforces licenses through a protected runtime, while KeyAuth focuses on the auth/licensing layer you integrate into your own app.
Which should I choose for FiveM?
Trust Secure offers first-class FiveM Lua and NUI protection plus licensing. A general auth API can issue keys but won't protect your FiveM resource code for you.
Is this comparison biased?
We describe our own product directly and KeyAuth in neutral, general terms. Feature sets change, so confirm current specifics on KeyAuth's own site before deciding.
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