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Kill Bill Open-source subscription billing and payments

Battle-tested open source billing platform. More complex than Lago but more mature. Requires significant technical resources to set up and maintain. Free if self-hosted.

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Pricing

Open source: free (self-hosted). Cloud: from $250/month.

Best for

  • open source
  • self hosted
  • Enterprise
  • Usage-based pricing
  • developers
  • SaaS
  • web
  • Usage-based billing
  • AI products
  • Teams scaling up
  • Low fees

Pros

  • Competitive fees as you scale
  • Advanced billing (usage, dunning, entitlements)

Cons

  • Steeper learning curve
  • You handle tax registrations yourself
  • Limited conversion / paywall optimization

Alternatives

LagoSelf-hosted: free. Cloud: from $100/month

Open-source metering and usage-based billing

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Stripe Billing0.5–0.8% on top of standard Stripe fees. You handle taxes.

Subscription billing with full developer control

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ChargebeeFrom $249/month

Subscription management for scaling SaaS

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