Big Picture vs LimeLM (TurboFloat)
TurboFloat is explicitly a floating license “lease” server concept that can run on customer infrastructure.
What LimeLM is optimized for
Section titled “What LimeLM is optimized for”- Software vendors requiring floating-lease mental models
- Simple on-prem server story
- Floating license pools
Where LimeLM is strong
Section titled “Where LimeLM is strong”- Clear floating-lease mental model (close to Big Picture’s lease approach)
- Simple on-prem server story
- Straightforward integration patterns
Where Big Picture differs
Section titled “Where Big Picture differs”- Big Picture unifies leasing with release/update policy and signed metadata
- Big Picture aims at enterprise release governance and tenant policy across multiple products
- Big Picture combines release governance + update policy + licensing in one coherent control plane
- Big Picture provides a vendor control plane that integrates cleanly with CI/CD and existing installer/artifact systems
- Big Picture offers explicit tenant policy + action decisions (AUTO_INSTALL, NOTIFY, MANAGED_BY_IT)
- Big Picture is designed around regulated downstream customers who require self-hosted artifact mirrors with signed metadata
Complementary integrations
Section titled “Complementary integrations”- Big Picture can export packages/metadata for Intune/SCCM workflows (when vendor customers choose MANAGED_BY_IT)
- Big Picture can offer integrations or migrations for LimeLM customers later
Suggested positioning
Section titled “Suggested positioning”“LimeLM provides floating-lease license servers. Big Picture provides a modern lease-based licensing substrate that supports per-user/per-machine/floating and local license servers for regulated customers—integrated with release governance and update policy.”