Who It Is For
- Independent PHP developers
- SaaS vendors shipping self-hosted editions
- Control-panel and WHMCS module publishers
- Agencies delivering licensed customer portals
- Enterprise teams with repeatable protected releases
Website / Panel / Module Encryptions
Badger flagship
Badgers QuantumGuardian Hybrid
A tiered Badger protection program for commercial PHP websites, panels, and distributable modules.
Badgers QuantumGuardian Hybrid is the flagship website, panel, and module protection offering in the Badger Encryptions catalog. It is designed for owners who distribute valuable PHP software, operate branded panels, or sell modules that must remain maintainable while resisting casual copying and unauthorized reuse.
The service is organized into clearly separated tiers so a small developer can begin with a focused protected release while a larger vendor can request stronger licensing, repeatable builds, multi-environment delivery, and a managed protection workflow. The exact protection recipe is selected after reviewing the application structure, supported PHP versions, hosting targets, update cadence, and customer licensing model.
QuantumGuardian Hybrid is not presented as a magic guarantee against every form of reverse engineering. It is a layered commercial protection program: reduce readable source exposure, control permitted deployments, make unauthorized changes harder, and give the owner a documented path for producing future releases.
Common Use Cases
- Protecting a paid PHP application before customer delivery
- Creating separately licensed Community, Professional, and Enterprise editions
- Preparing customer-bound builds for domains or servers
- Hardening a panel plus its related modules as one release
- Establishing a repeatable protected-release pipeline
Protection capabilities
What the Program Covers
Tiered protection and support levels
Project and dependency mapping before protection
Deployment-binding strategy where appropriate
Release manifest and protected-file inventory
Loader and PHP compatibility planning
Customer-edition and update-path planning
Validation of public routes and application startup after protection
Enterprise consultation for complex delivery environments
Delivery Workflow
- Review the application, supported PHP versions, and release targets.
- Select a license tier and define customer or environment restrictions.
- Prepare and protect the approved release payload.
- Validate startup, critical routes, and deployment requirements.
- Deliver the protected release with an operational handoff.
Compatibility & Targets
PHP website projectsHosting and management panelsCommercial PHP modulesSelf-hosted SaaS editionsCustomer-specific release packages
QuantumGuardian capabilities are selected per engagement. Final loader, runtime, binding, and deployment requirements are documented before the protected release is produced.
Clear starting prices
Badgers QuantumGuardian Hybrid Pricing
Fixed-price tiers open a purchase or order page. Custom tiers open a prefilled quote request with the program and tier already identified.
Entry protection
Community
$149
A focused starting point for a small PHP product or first protected commercial release.
- Project intake review
- Core protection profile
- Single release target
- Basic deployment notes
Developer release
Professional
$299
Expanded protection planning for developers shipping a maintained paid product.
- Broader project coverage
- Compatibility review
- Release validation
- Priority configuration guidance
Commercial distribution
Business
$599
For businesses distributing licensed websites, panels, or modules to multiple customers.
- Commercial licensing plan
- Multiple release considerations
- Customer-delivery checklist
- Enhanced validation coverage
Advanced program
Enterprise
$1,499
A deeper engagement for complex products, controlled deployments, and repeatable release operations.
- Architecture and release review
- Advanced restriction planning
- Repeatable workflow design
- Enterprise support handoff
Managed protection
Enterprise Plus
$2,999
High-touch planning and delivery for larger product lines and demanding deployment environments.
- Multi-edition planning
- Managed release coordination
- Extended validation plan
- Priority engineering consultation
Custom engagement
Ultimate
From $5,000
A custom protection program for high-value platforms, unusual infrastructure, or broad release portfolios.
- Custom scope and milestones
- Complex environment review
- Bespoke release workflow
- Direct consultation and quote
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