The Wolfram System has flexible capabilities for per-machine or network license management.

SystemInformation — detailed information on Wolfram System setup

$MachineID — unique ID for your computer system

$MachineName  ▪  $MachineDomains  ▪  $MachineAddresses

$NetworkConnected — whether the network interface on your computer is active

$LicenseID — license ID under which you are running your Wolfram System

$LicenseServer — name of the license server authorizing your Wolfram System

$LicenseExpirationDate — expiration date for temporary Wolfram System licenses

$ActivationKey — activation key under which you are running your Wolfram System

$PasswordFile — path to password file used to enable the Wolfram System

$ProcessID  ▪  $ParentProcessID  ▪  $Username

Environment — operating-system environment variables

LicensingSettings — option to specify license settings to pass to remote batch jobs etc.

mathlm — Wolfram System license manager daemon

monitorlm — monitor current Wolfram System license activity

Wolfram Engine Pay-as-You-Go Licensing

On-demand license entitlements can be used to run standalone Wolfram Engine kernels, with usage charged on a per-hour basis via Service Credits.

CreateLicenseEntitlement — create an entitlement to run a Wolfram Engine

LicenseEntitlementObject — symbolic representation of a license entitlement

LicenseEntitlements — list of active license entitlements linked to your account

LicensingSettings — option to specify an entitlement to pass to remote batch jobs etc.

RemoteBatchSubmit, ... — submit remote batch jobs using on-demand licensing