Burnaware

What Burnaware does

Burnaware is a privately held, Fresno, USA-based software company founded in 2007-2009 that develops optical disc burning software under the BurnAware brand for Windows operating systems. The company operates as a small close-knit team of 11-50 employees with nearly 16 years of domain experience, and its products are sold globally through its own website and an affiliate program managed by PayPro Global.

The product family consists of three editions built around CD, DVD, Blu-ray, M-Disc, and BDXL (100GB) burning capabilities. BurnAware Free targets personal users with core disc burning functionality; Premium ($29.95 perpetual license) adds 64-bit support, DVD-Video conversion, and disc spanning; Professional ($39.95) adds data recovery, audio extraction, console burner, multiburn (simultaneous multi-recorder), and grants business-use rights. All paid tiers include one year of free updates with optional lifetime update subscriptions, and command-line support is provided for automation. The technology stack includes M-Disc archival support, BDXL 100GB disc handling, UDF/ISO file systems, byte-by-byte verification, and recovery from damaged discs. Burnaware has also expanded into adjacent PDF document processing via the PDF Shaper sub-brand.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time perpetual software license sales at low price points ($29.95-$39.95), supplemented by a freemium conversion funnel (Free edition driving upgrade traffic) and a 30%-commission affiliate program through PayPro Global. Business multi-user licenses are available via quote. The company is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investment, has no app-store presence, and maintains a lean direct-sales go-to-market with no enterprise sales motion.

Name

Burnaware

Legal name

Burnaware

Website

https://burnaware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burnaware is a privately held, Fresno-based software company that develops BurnAware, a family of Windows CD, DVD, Blu-ray, M-Disc, and BDXL disc burning applications sold globally via its website in Free, Premium, and Professional editions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&amp, D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: One-time perpetual license sales for Premium ($29.95) and Professional ($39.95) editions. Includes 1 year of free updates. Optional lifetime update subscriptions available for purchase. Business multi-user licenses available via quote.
2. Affiliate Referrals: 30% commission on all referred sales through the PayPro Global affiliate network.
3. Freemium Model: Free edition for personal non-commercial use attracts users who may upgrade to Premium or Professional editions. Trial versions available for 10 days before purchase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BurnAware is a software company that develops Windows-based disc burning utilities for creating CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. The company offers three editions—Free, Premium, and Professional—targeting home users, power users, and commercial users, and also operates PDF Shaper as a related document conversion tool. The products emphasize a lightweight, multilingual interface with support for legacy and modern optical formats including M-Disc and BDXL 100GB media.

Product overview

Burnaware offers a family of three disc burning software editions: Free (freeware for personal use), Premium ($29.95), and Professional ($39.95). The Free edition provides core disc burning capabilities for CD, DVD, Blu-ray including M-Disc and BDXL support. Premium adds video DVD conversion, disc spanning across multiple discs, and 64-bit architecture. Professional is the top-tier edition adding data recovery, audio extraction, console burner, and multiburn features for simultaneous multi-drive recording, with business usage rights. All editions share a unified user interface and command-line support, with the Professional edition being the most comprehensive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PDF Shaper: A PDF technology tool widely used on personal desktops and in companies worldwide for document processing.

Products and services

• BurnAware Free
• BurnAware Premium
• BurnAware Professional
• PDF Shaper

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PayPro GlobalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPayPro Global handles the affiliate program for BurnAware, managing order processing, fraud management, customer support, and affiliate payouts. BurnAware affiliates receive 30% commission on referred sales through the PayPro Global system.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/burnaware
• Facebookfacebook.com/Burnawarecompany

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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