We recommend subscription licensing for all scenarios; however, it may be unnecessary if the developer is not concerned with contract protection. Subscription licensing is crucial for managing models like per-seat and flat-rate pricing.
Stripe alone
With per-seat pricing, manually tracking seat assignments without licensing becomes challenging as there's no automatic link between buyer and user specifications. For example, if a customer using Stripe increases their subscription from one to ten seats, they are billed accordingly but receive nothing to allocate those seats—this functionality must be manually handled by the developer.
Stripe + Salable
In contrast, integrating Stripe with Salable allows ten licenses to be directly assigned to users (grantees). This means easier management and tracking of seat allocations. The vendor not only receives payment and details about new seat counts but also oversees license status and can provide customer support based on this information.
If you're a developer who has attempted role identity verification through your payment provider or rudimentary license checks yourself, exploring a dedicated licensing platform could offer enhanced protection for you and your users along with access to functionalities currently unavailable in simpler setups.