Subscription billing with full developer control
Advanced billing 5/5 — Pay-as-you-go: 0.7% of billing volume. Or from €500/month (pay monthly, up to €80k volume/mo, 1-year contract, 0.67% beyond). Plus standard Stripe payment processing (1.5%+€0.25 EU cards)..
Ease 2/5Fees 4/5Conv 2/5
Best if:saas, b2b, developers, enterprise
Open-source metering and usage-based billing
Advanced billing 5/5 — Self-hosted: free. Cloud: from $100/month.
Ease 2/5Fees 5/5Conv 1/5
Best if:saas, ai apps, usage based, open source
Usage-based billing for AI and SaaS
Advanced billing 5/5 — Custom pricing (contact sales).
Ease 2/5Fees 3/5Conv 1/5
Best if:ai apps, usage based, saas, credits
Usage-based billing for enterprise
Advanced billing 5/5 — Custom pricing (enterprise).
Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 1/5
Best if:enterprise, saas, usage based, b2b
Real-time metering and usage-based billing
Advanced billing 5/5 — From $500/month.
Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 1/5
Best if:saas, usage based, ai apps, metered
B2B SaaS billing and revenue management
Advanced billing 5/5 — Custom pricing (contact sales).
Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 2/5
Best if:b2b, saas, enterprise, usage based billing
Subscription management for scaling SaaS
Advanced billing 5/5 — From $249/month.
Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 2/5
Best if:saas, b2b, enterprise, usage based billing
Enterprise subscription management
Advanced billing 5/5 — From $249/month.
Ease 2/5Fees 2/5Conv 1/5
Best if:enterprise, b2b, scaling, usage based billing
Enterprise subscription management platform
Advanced billing 5/5 — Custom pricing (enterprise only).
Ease 1/5Fees 1/5Conv 1/5
Best if:enterprise, b2b, usage based billing, complex pricing
Open-source subscription billing and payments
Advanced billing 5/5 — Open source: free (self-hosted). Cloud: from $250/month..
Ease 1/5Fees 5/5Conv 1/5
Best if:open source, self hosted, enterprise, usage based
Complete payments infrastructure for SaaS
Advanced billing 4/5 — 5% + $0.50 per Checkout transaction, all-inclusive (tax compliance, billing, fraud protection included). Custom pricing for $2M+ ARR or sub-$10 products..
Ease 3/5Fees 3/5Conv 2/5MoR
Best if:saas, b2b, global, scaling
Subscription and paywall platform for publishers
Advanced billing 4/5 — Custom pricing (enterprise).
Ease 1/5Fees 1/5Conv 4/5
Best if:news, media, publishers, metered paywall
Mobile subscription infrastructure with paywall builder
Advanced billing 3/5 — From €249/month.
Ease 3/5Fees 3/5Conv 4/5
Best if:ios, android, react native, flutter
Global payments and MoR for software companies
Advanced billing 3/5 — 5.9% + $0.95 per transaction (or custom rate).
Ease 3/5Fees 2/5Conv 2/5MoR
Best if:saas, software, global, b2b
All-in-one platform for online courses and memberships
Advanced billing 3/5 — Basic $143/mo, Growth $199/mo, Pro $399/mo (annual billing). Kajabi Payments: 2.7-2.9% + $0.30. 0-2% fee on 3rd-party payment providers depending on plan..
Ease 4/5Fees 1/5Conv 4/5
Best if:courses, memberships, coaching, creators
Paywall and audience conversion for mid-size publishers
Advanced billing 3/5 — From €149/month.
Ease 3/5Fees 3/5Conv 4/5
Best if:publishers, news, media, registration walls
Subscription management for ecommerce
Advanced billing 3/5 — Standard: free + 1.25% + $0.19/transaction. Pro: $499/mo + 0% transaction..
Ease 3/5Fees 4/5Conv 3/5
Best if:ecommerce, shopify, physical products, subscriptions
In-app subscriptions made easy
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free up to $2.5k MTR, then 1% of revenue.
Ease 5/5Fees 3/5Conv 2/5
Best if:ios, android, react native, flutter
Mobile subscriptions with paywall optimization
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free up to $10k MTR, then 1% of revenue.
Ease 4/5Fees 5/5Conv 5/5
Best if:ios, android, react native, flutter
Paywall optimization layer for mobile apps
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free up to 250 conversions/month, then $0.20/conversion.
Ease 3/5Fees 3/5Conv 5/5
Best if:ios, android
No-code paywall builder and A/B testing for mobile
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free plan available, paid from $149/month.
Ease 4/5Fees 3/5Conv 5/5
Best if:ios, android
Open-source publishing with built-in paid memberships
Advanced billing 2/5 — Self-hosted: free. Ghost(Pro): from $18/month. 0% platform fee on memberships..
Ease 3/5Fees 5/5Conv 3/5
Best if:newsletters, blogs, memberships, indie creators
Newsletter platform with paid subscriptions and ad network
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free Launch plan. Scale $43/mo. Max $96/mo. Enterprise: custom. 0% platform fee on paid subscriptions..
Ease 5/5Fees 4/5Conv 4/5
Best if:newsletters, creators, paid subscriptions, ad monetization
Creator email marketing with paid subscriptions
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free up to 10,000 subscribers. Creator from $25/month..
Ease 4/5Fees 3/5Conv 3/5
Best if:creators, newsletters, courses, digital products
Community platform with courses and memberships
Advanced billing 2/5 — Professional $89/mo. Business $199/mo (lower transaction fees, branded apps add-on). Circle Plus: custom pricing for large-scale businesses. 0% transaction fee on Professional and above..
Ease 4/5Fees 3/5Conv 3/5
Best if:communities, courses, memberships, creators
Create and sell online courses and memberships
Advanced billing 2/5 — No free plan. Basic $49/mo ($36/mo annual). Start $74/mo. Grow $149/mo. 0% transaction fee..
Ease 4/5Fees 4/5Conv 3/5
Best if:courses, memberships, creators, coaching
Sell online courses and coaching
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free (1 product, $1+10% fee). Basic $39/mo. Pro $119/mo. Pro+ $199/mo..
Ease 4/5Fees 3/5Conv 3/5
Best if:courses, coaching, creators, memberships
Membership subscriptions for independent creators
Advanced billing 2/5 — Free (10% + Stripe fees). Pro $49/mo (4.9%). Premium $199/mo (0% transaction fee)..
Ease 5/5Fees 3/5Conv 3/5
Best if:memberships, newsletters, creators, podcasts
Community platform with courses and memberships
Advanced billing 2/5 — Courses $33/mo (3% transaction). Business $99/mo (2%). Path-to-Pro $360/mo (0%)..
Ease 4/5Fees 3/5Conv 3/5
Best if:communities, courses, memberships, creators
Membership platform for creators
Advanced billing 1/5 — Lite: 8% of earnings. Pro: 12%. Premium: 15%. Stripe fees on top..
Ease 5/5Fees 2/5Conv 4/5
Best if:creators, memberships, podcasts, artists