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Comparison

Chargebee vs Lago

On the evidence we track, Chargebee leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Chargebee57
Lago50
Score
Vioscale score
Chargebee57 / 100low · 39%
Lago50 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Chargebee✓
Lago✗
Model
Chargebeefreemium
Lagocommercial
Price level
Chargebeelow
Lagounknown
Transparent
Chargebee✗
Lago✗
Integrations
Count
Chargebee29
Lago6
Security
Disclosure policy
Chargebee–
Lago✓
Gdpr
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Soc2
Chargebee–
Lago✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Chargebee–
Lago99.9
Status page
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Chargebee–
Lago0
Github stars
Chargebee–
Lago10,408
Activity
Commits last 30d
Chargebee–
Lago12
Release
Cadence days
Chargebee–
Lago9
History
Chargebee–
Lago20 items
License
Spdx
Chargebee–
LagoAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Chargebee–
LagoGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for billing & invoicing software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Subscription billing
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Usage metering
ChargebeeReal-time
LagoReal-time
Pricing models
ChargebeeFlat-fee, quantity-based, volume-tiered, tiered usage, stair-step, hybrid, custo
LagoSubscription, usage-based, hybrid, flat-rate, prepaid credits, per-unit metering
Invoicing & AR
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Catalog management
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Commerce
Merchant of record
Chargebee✗
Lago-
Finance
Revenue recognition
ChargebeeIntegration
Lago-
Tax handling
ChargebeeNative
LagoNative
Collections
Dunning
ChargebeeSmart
LagoBasic retry
Integrations
GL / ERP sync
Chargebee✓
Lago-
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Chargebee✗
Lago✓
Insight
Revenue analytics
Chargebee✓
Lago✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Chargebee

Leader

A cloud-based subscription billing system that automates revenue management and invoicing for SaaS companies. Supports flat-fee, usage-based, tiered, and hybrid pricing models with global tax compliance and payment collection.

Independently observed

Lago

A billing platform that handles subscriptions, metered usage, hybrid pricing models, and invoicing. Designed for teams managing complex pricing with options for cloud hosting or self-deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Chargebee

Leader
from $0.02/moSubscriptionFree tier

Base product pricing available via free trial or sales contact. eInvoicing add-on from $49/month.

  • Starter (eInvoicing add-on)$49/month + $0.19 per document over 100
  • Performance (eInvoicing add-on)$149/month + $0.02 per document over 5,000
  • Enterprise (eInvoicing add-on)Contact sales
as of verify ↗

Lago

Open source
  • Lago PremiumContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Self-hosted
Chargebee✗
Lago✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Avalara

Chargebee

Leader
23 total - 22 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks Online
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • HubSpot
  • Zoho CRM
  • Slack
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier
  • Freshdesk
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • BigCommerce
  • Google Analytics
  • Klaviyo
  • Pipedrive
  • ShipStation
  • GetAccept
  • Stitch Data
  • Groove
  • DATEV by MIDbridge
Independently observed

Lago

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Kafka
  • Kinesis
  • Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  • AWS S3
  • Azure
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.