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Comparison

Invoice Ninja vs Lago

On the evidence we track, Invoice Ninja leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Invoice Ninja full profile →Lago full profile →
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★Invoice Ninja64
Lago50
Score
Vioscale score
Invoice Ninja64 / 100high · 75%
Lago50 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✗
Model
Invoice Ninjafreemium
Lagocommercial
Price level
Invoice Ninjalow
Lagounknown
Transparent
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✗
Integrations
Count
Invoice Ninja1,000
Lago6
Security
Disclosure policy
Invoice Ninja–
Lago✓
Gdpr
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✓
Pci
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago–
Scorecard
Invoice Ninja3.5
Lago–
Soc2
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Invoice Ninja–
Lago99.9
Status page
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Invoice Ninja0
Lago0
Github stars
Invoice Ninja10,027
Lago10,408
Activity
Commits last 30d
Invoice Ninja100
Lago12
Release
Cadence days
Invoice Ninja2
Lago9
History
Invoice Ninja20 items
Lago20 items
License
Spdx
Invoice Ninja–
LagoAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Invoice NinjaPHP
LagoGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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-
Lago-
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

A comprehensive solution combining invoicing, payment processing, expense tracking, time management, and project coordination in a single platform, available in both cloud and self-hosted deployments.

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.

Invoice Ninja

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free forever tier available. Pro and Enterprise paid plans offered.

  • FreeFree
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
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✓
iOS
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✗
Android
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✗
macOS
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✗
Windows
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✗
Linux
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✓
Self-hosted
Invoice Ninja✓
Lago✓

Integrations

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

Invoice Ninja

Leader
15 total
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Square
  • GoCardless
  • Gmail
  • QuickBooks
  • Slack
  • MailChimp
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • Pabbly
  • Checkout.com
  • Helcim
  • PayFast
  • Nordigen
Independently observed

Lago

6 total
  • Avalara
  • 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.