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Stripe Billing — Subscription billing with full developer control

Maximum flexibility and lowest fees at scale. You own tax compliance. Best for technical teams building complex billing.

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Pricing

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).

Best for

SaaS
B2B
developers
Enterprise
AI products
Usage-based pricing
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

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ChargebeeFrom $249/month

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

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OrbCustom pricing (contact sales)