Many companies preparing for the Digital Product Passport focus on their internal systems. But in manufacturing and distribution, a large part of the required data comes from outside the company – from suppliers.
Licensing affects more than just the purchase price. It impacts the technical architecture and your ability to scale and evolve over time.
What should you check before entering a licensing agreement?
When reviewing licensing and service terms, identify the billing unit. Different platforms apply different metrics: users, seats, content spaces, locales, API usage, traffic volume, or system environments. In e-commerce, pricing may also scale with revenue. For example, Storyblok and Contentful emphasize consumption-driven pricing while Shopware integrates plan structure with sales performance. In contrast, self-hosted solutions typically reduce recurring license fees but increase costs related to implementation, infrastructure, and continuous development.
