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Orb — Usage-based billing for AI and SaaS
Purpose-built for usage-based billing. Handles credits, seats, metered usage, and hybrid pricing. Designed specifically for AI products and modern SaaS.
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Custom pricing (contact sales)
Best for
- AI products
- Usage-based pricing
- SaaS
- credits
- metered
- web
- Usage-based billing
- Teams scaling up
Pros
- ✓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 Orb vs Stripe Billing →LagoSelf-hosted: free. Cloud: from $100/month
Open-source metering and usage-based billing
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