# FOSSBilling vs Metronome

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Metronome

| Attribute | FOSSBilling | Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 43.6 (39% (low)) | 67.9 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 26 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 16 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"FOSSBilling is a free and open-source billing and client management platform designed for hosting businesses. It provides automated billing, hosting provisioning, domain management, support ticketing, and an extensible architecture. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://fossbilling.org/","question":"What is FOSSBilling?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"FOSSBilling is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://fossbilling.org/","question":"Is FOSSBilling free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to FOSSBilling. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://fossbilling.org/","question":"What platforms does FOSSBilling support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. FOSSBilling can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://fossbilling.org/","question":"Can FOSSBilling be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for FOSSBilling, including cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin and HestiaCP. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://fossbilling.org/","question":"What does FOSSBilling integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. FOSSBilling is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/fossbilling/fossbilling.org","question":"Is FOSSBilling open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A real-time monetization platform providing metering, pricing, billing, and reporting unified in one platform, built for product-led scale and sales-led complexity. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"What is Metronome?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Metronome. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"What platforms does Metronome support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Metronome, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"Can Metronome be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Metronome, including Salesforce, NetSuite, Stripe, AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, Microsoft Azure Marketplace, Clickhouse and Google Cloud Storage, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://metronome.com/podcast/unpack-pricing","question":"What does Metronome integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Metronome. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Metronome not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://metronome.com/company/security","question":"What security certifications does Metronome have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free, open-source platform that enables hosting automation businesses to manage customer accounts, billing, invoicing, and client administration without proprietary licensing costs. | A real-time monetization platform providing metering, pricing, billing, and reporting unified in one platform, built for product-led scale and sales-led complexity. |
| features.capabilities | `{"invoicing":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscription_billing":true}` | `{"gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"integration","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"usage-based","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"revenue_recognition":"integration","subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"cPanel"},{"name":"Plesk"},{"name":"DirectAdmin"},{"name":"HestiaCP"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"NetSuite"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Marketplace","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure Marketplace","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Clickhouse","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"SingleStore","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Astro | - |
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fossbilling.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:47:11.610Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"0.8% on billing volume + $0.04 per 1,000 events","features":["Real-time usage metering and alerting","Usage-based, seat-based, subscription, and hybrid pricing support","Self-serve and custom enterprise contracts","Native Stripe integration","Embeddable billing dashboards"],"components":[{"of":"billing volume","kind":"percentage","rate":0.8},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"events"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams launching usage-based products","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","features":["Invoicing integrations with Salesforce, NetSuite, and Cloud Marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP)","Data exports to data warehouse and BI tools","Dedicated account manager","Enhanced SLAs and priority support"],"description":"For companies scaling revenue or transforming pricing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing at 0.8% on billing volume plus $0.04 per 1,000 events; custom enterprise plans available","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://metronome.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T12:32:17.776Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"events","amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type 2","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://metronome.com/company/security |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | FOSSBilling | Metronome |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | - | Real-time |
| Pricing models | - | usage-based |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | - | ✓ |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | - | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | - | Integration |
| Tax handling | - | Integration |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | - | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T15:44:08.115Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*