vioscaleAI
Comparison

Chargebee vs Lago

On the evidence we track, Chargebee leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Chargebee72
Lago55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Chargebee72 / 100medium · 73%
Lago55 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Model
Chargebeefreemium
Lagoopen_source
Price level
Chargebeehigh
Lagofree
Starting price
Chargebee$160
Lago–
Transparent
Chargebee✓
Lago✗
Integrations
Count
Chargebee50
Lago10
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Gdpr
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Iso27001
Chargebee✓
Lago–
Pci
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Soc2
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Chargebee–
Lago99.9
Status page
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Chargebee–
Lago0
Github stars
Chargebee–
Lago10,677
Activity
Commits last 30d
Chargebee–
Lago22
Release
Cadence days
Chargebee–
Lago13
History
Chargebee–
Lago20 items
License
Spdx
Chargebee–
LagoAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Chargebee–
LagoGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Chargebee7 items
Lago8 items

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
LagoIntegration
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 billing platform that automates subscription management, invoicing, and revenue recognition. Handles complex pricing models and integrates with payment gateways, accounting systems, and CRM tools to streamline billing operations and financial reporting.

Independently observed

Lago

A billing platform that ingests usage events, applies pricing rules, and generates invoices for any billing model. It supports usage-based, subscription, prepaid, and hybrid pricing, with real-time metering, payment orchestration, and revenue analytics.

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 $160/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $160/month. Free tier for CPQ (first 50 quotes). Enterprise custom pricing.

  • Performance$160/month with 100M usage events
    • Price book and invoicing
    • Usage ingestion and billing with MCP
    • Real-time usage limits and alerts
    • Usage, pricing, and revenue analytics
    • Pricing tables and 1 growth experiment
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Multi-entity management (up to 100 entities)
    • Enterprise access controls with SAML, SCIM, JIT provisioning
    • Higher API call and webhook limits
    • Sandboxes and event stream access
  • CPQ LiteFree
    • Quote creation and management
    • Multi-product quoting
    • Two-way sync with Salesforce and HubSpot
as of verify ↗

Lago

HybridFree tier

Free open-source tier; Premium pricing custom

  • Open SourceFree
    • usage metering
    • subscription billing
    • prepaid credits
    • hybrid pricing
    • REST API
    • +2 more
  • 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✓
iOS
Chargebee✓
Lago✗
Android
Chargebee✓
Lago✗
CLI
Chargebee✗
Lago✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Chargebee✓
Lago✓
Self-hosted
Chargebee✗
Lago✓
On-premise
Chargebee✗
Lago✓

Integrations

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

In common (7)
  • Salesforce
  • Xero
  • NetSuite
  • HubSpot
  • Avalara
  • Okta
  • Azure

Chargebee

Leader
30 total - 23 not shared
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Sage Intacct
  • Zoho CRM
  • Slack
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier
  • Freshdesk
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • BigCommerce
  • Google Analytics
  • Klaviyo
  • Pipedrive
  • ShipStation
  • GetAccept
  • Stitch Data
  • Groove
  • DATEV by MIDbridge
  • Docusign
  • PandaDoc
  • RevenueStory
  • Azure AD
  • PayPal Commerce
Independently observed

Lago

19 total - 12 not shared
  • Kafka
  • Kinesis
  • Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  • AWS S3
  • Stripe
  • Adyen
  • GoCardless
  • Braintree
  • AWS Kinesis
  • Amazon S3
  • Webhooks
  • SMTP
Independently observed
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