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Lago — Open-source metering and usage-based billing
Open source Stripe Billing alternative with powerful metering and usage-based pricing. Self-hostable (free) or cloud. Built for AI apps and SaaS with complex pricing models.
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Self-hosted: free. Cloud: from $100/month
Best for
- SaaS
- AI products
- Usage-based pricing
- open source
- developers
- self hosted
- web
- Usage-based billing
- 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
Stripe BillingPay-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).
Subscription billing with full developer control
Compare Lago vs Stripe Billing →Kill BillOpen source: free (self-hosted). Cloud: from $250/month.
Open-source subscription billing and payments
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