Comparison

Invoice Ninja vs Lago

On the evidence we track, Invoice Ninja leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Invoice Ninja61

Lago55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Invoice NinjaLeader	Lago
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100high · 75%	55 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1,000	10
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://getlago.com/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=hillelcoren%2Finvoice-ninja&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40getlago%2Flago-http-client&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,268	10,677
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	22
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	13
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	AGPL-3.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Invoice Ninja61 / 100high · 75%

Lago55 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Model

Invoice Ninjafreemium

Lagoopen_source

Price level

Invoice Ninjalow

Lagofree

Transparent

Invoice Ninja✗

Lago✗

Integrations

Count

Invoice Ninja1,000

Lago10

Security

Certifications

Invoice Ninja–

LagoSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Invoice Ninja–

Lago✓

Gdpr

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Pci

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Scorecard

Invoice Ninja4

Lago–

Soc2

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Trust center

Invoice Ninja–

Lagohttps://getlago.com/security

Vulnerabilities

Invoice NinjaCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=hillelcoren%2Finvoice-ninja&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

LagoCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40getlago%2Flago-http-client&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Invoice Ninja–

Lago99.9

Status page

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Invoice Ninja0

Lago0

Github stars

Invoice Ninja10,268

Lago10,677

Activity

Commits last 30d

Invoice Ninja100

Lago22

Release

Cadence days

Invoice Ninja1

Lago13

History

Invoice Ninja20 items

Lago20 items

License

Spdx

Invoice Ninja–

LagoAGPL-3.0

Language

Primary

Invoice NinjaPHP

LagoGo

Market

Availability

Invoice NinjaAvailable worldwide

LagoAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Content

Faq

Invoice Ninja6 items

Lago8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Billing & Invoicing Software
Capability	Invoice Ninja	Lago
Core
Subscription billing	✓	✓
Usage metering	Basic	Real-time
Pricing models	Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing	Subscription, usage-based, hybrid, flat-rate, prepaid credits, per-unit metering
Invoicing & AR	✓	✓
Catalog management	✓	✓
Commerce
Merchant of record	-	-
Finance
Revenue recognition	-	Integration
Tax handling	Integration	Native
Collections
Dunning	Basic retry	Basic retry
Integrations
GL / ERP sync	✓	✓
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Insight
Revenue analytics	✓	✓

Core

Subscription billing

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Usage metering

Invoice NinjaBasic

LagoReal-time

Pricing models

Invoice NinjaSubscription, time-based, project-based invoicing

LagoSubscription, usage-based, hybrid, flat-rate, prepaid credits, per-unit metering

Invoicing & AR

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Catalog management

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Commerce

Merchant of record

Invoice Ninja-

Lago-

Finance

Revenue recognition

Invoice Ninja-

LagoIntegration

Tax handling

Invoice NinjaIntegration

LagoNative

Collections

Dunning

Invoice NinjaBasic retry

LagoBasic retry

Integrations

GL / ERP sync

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Ecosystem

API-first / developer-first

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Insight

Revenue analytics

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

What each one is

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

Invoice Ninja

Leader

Provides invoicing, payment collection, expense tracking, and time tracking capabilities integrated into a single application. Available as a cloud-hosted service or self-hosted installation with full control over infrastructure.

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.

Invoice Ninja

Leader

SubscriptionFree tier

Free forever. Pro pricing not shown. Enterprise pricing varies by users (1-100).

FreeFree
- 5 clients
- Unlimited invoicing
- 4 invoice templates
- Payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless)
- Recurring invoices and auto-billing
- +12 more
Pro-
- 11 invoice templates
- All Free plan features
EnterpriseContact sales
- 11 invoice templates
- Custom features and configuration

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

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 2026-09-10verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Invoice Ninja	Lago
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Android

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✗

macOS

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✗

Windows

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✗

Linux

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✗

CLI

Invoice Ninja✗

Lago✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

Self-hosted

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✓

On-premise

Invoice Ninja✗

Lago✓

Hybrid

Invoice Ninja✓

Lago✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

Stripe
GoCardless

Invoice Ninja

Leader

15 total - 13 not shared

PayPal
Square
Gmail
QuickBooks
Slack
MailChimp
Zapier
Make
Pabbly
Checkout.com
Helcim
PayFast
Nordigen

Independently observed

Lago

19 total - 17 not shared

Avalara
Kafka
Kinesis
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
AWS S3
Azure
Xero
NetSuite
Adyen
Braintree
Salesforce
HubSpot
AWS Kinesis
Amazon S3
Webhooks
Okta
SMTP

Independently observed

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