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Overview

Product Information on DashO

Updated 13th October 2025

What is DashO?

DashO is a software designed to enhance the security and performance of Java and Android applications. It provides obfuscation, encryption, and optimization features that help protect code from reverse engineering and unauthorized access. The software enables renaming of classes, methods, and fields, and removes unused code to reduce application size. DashO also includes features for runtime checks and detection of tampering and debugging attempts. It is used by development teams to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive data in compiled applications, addressing the business problem of source code vulnerability and compliance with security standards.

DashO Pricing

DashO software uses a tiered licensing pricing model based on the number of developers and features required. The software offers annual and perpetual licenses, with options for additional maintenance and support services. Pricing varies according to the selected license type and level of protection needed for application obfuscation and security functionality.

Overall experience with DashO

Sr. Project Software Engineer
1B - 3B USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“Awesome Code Obfuscation Tool! Awesome Tech Support!”

5.0
Sep 18, 2019
We have been using DashO to obfuscate our enterprise application code for many years, and the experience has been great! Whenever we need help, either with product configuration or product issues, PreEmptive tech support has always helped us quickly resolve the issues. DashO allows the user to configure different levels of obfuscation, which gives us the flexibility to fine-tune the obfuscation configuration for each individual projects.
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

PreEmptive focuses on providing sophisticated application protection solutions. It aids in the fortification and safeguarding of desktop, mobile, server and embedded applications for numerous industries globally, ensuring they do not affect build processes, debugging efforts, or app performance. The company’s primary thrust is on protecting intellectual property, minimizing piracy and counterfeiting, and thwarting application tampering, thereby reducing data breaches. PreEmptive Protection is compatible with all versions of .NET, Java, Android, Kotlin, Unity, iOS, Xamarin, and UWP apps, which makes it efficient for organizations to secure their applications. PreEmptive's technologies have been integrated and validated into Visual Studio from 2003-2018, confirming its utilities' proficiency. In addition, PreEmptive's mobile protection solutions are preferred on a large scale globally.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1996
Head office location
Cleveland, United States
Number of employees
11 - 50
Website
https://www.preemptive.com

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    Awesome Code Obfuscation Tool! Awesome Tech Support!

    5.0
    Sep 18, 2019
    We have been using DashO to obfuscate our enterprise application code for many years, and the experience has been great! Whenever we need help, either with product configuration or product issues, PreEmptive tech support has always helped us quickly resolve the issues. DashO allows the user to configure different levels of obfuscation, which gives us the flexibility to fine-tune the obfuscation configuration for each individual projects.
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