# Invoice Ninja vs Lago

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Invoice Ninja

| Attribute | Invoice Ninja | Lago |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.6 (75% (high)) | 55.2 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 22 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,268 | 10,677 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"What is Invoice Ninja?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Invoice Ninja offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"Is Invoice Ninja free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Invoice Ninja supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"What platforms does Invoice Ninja support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Invoice Ninja can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"Can Invoice Ninja be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Invoice Ninja, including Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless, Gmail, QuickBooks, Slack and MailChimp, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","question":"What does Invoice Ninja integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Invoice Ninja. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Invoice Ninja not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://invoiceninja.com","question":"What security certifications does Invoice Ninja have?","confidence":0.48}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://getlago.com/blog/ai-api-token-based-pricing","question":"What is Lago?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Lago is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Lago Premium, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.getlago.com","question":"Is Lago free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Lago. 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://getlago.com/blog/ai-api-token-based-pricing","question":"What platforms does Lago support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Lago can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://getlago.com/blog/ai-api-token-based-pricing","question":"Can Lago be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Lago, including Avalara, Kafka, Kinesis, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, AWS S3 and Azure. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://getlago.com/blog/ai-api-token-based-pricing","question":"What does Lago integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Lago. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Lago not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.getlago.com","question":"What security certifications does Lago have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Lago 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/getlago/lago","question":"Is Lago open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Lago is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://getlago.com/blog/ai-api-token-based-pricing","question":"Where is Lago available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"basic_retry","gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"integration","self_hostable":true,"pricing_models":"Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing","usage_metering":"basic","catalog_management":true,"subscription_billing":true}` | `{"dunning":"basic_retry","gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":true,"pricing_models":"Subscription, usage-based, hybrid, flat-rate, prepaid credits, per-unit metering","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"revenue_recognition":"integration","subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1,000 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Square"},{"name":"GoCardless"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"MailChimp"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Make"},{"name":"Pabbly"},{"name":"Checkout.com"},{"name":"Helcim"},{"name":"PayFast"},{"name":"Nordigen"}]` | `[{"name":"Avalara"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Kinesis"},{"name":"Google Cloud Pub/Sub"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Xero","native":true,"category":"accounting","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"NetSuite","native":true,"category":"accounting","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Adyen","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GoCardless","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Braintree","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm"},{"name":"HubSpot","native":true,"category":"crm"},{"name":"AWS Kinesis","native":true,"category":"data_infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"category":"integration_infrastructure","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Okta","category":"authentication"},{"name":"SMTP","category":"email"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | Go |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["5 clients","Unlimited invoicing","4 invoice templates","Payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless)","Recurring invoices and auto-billing","Expense management","Vendor tracking","Purchase orders","Bank transaction import","Client portal","Quote management","E-signature support","Zapier integrations","Multi-factor authentication","PCI-DSS compliance","Encrypted data","24/7 cybersecurity monitoring"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"clients":"5","invoices":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["11 invoice templates","All Free plan features"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for 1-100 users","features":["11 invoice templates","Custom features and configuration"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","description":"Pricing based on number of users (1-100)","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Product & Inventory Management","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":140,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"API Integration with 3rd Party Apps","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":180,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Branded Client Portal: Billing.YourCompany.com"}],"summary":"Free forever. Pro pricing not shown. Enterprise pricing varies by users (1-100).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://invoiceninja.com/5-pricing-strategies-freelancers-looking-earn-money/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T21:03:24.100Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free self-hosted","features":["usage metering","subscription billing","prepaid credits","hybrid pricing","REST API","SDKs","self-hosting"],"description":"AGPLv3 licensed self-hosted version","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Lago Premium","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","description":"Managed cloud or self-hosted with customization, security, and support options","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Accounting Integrations"}],"summary":"Free open-source tier; Premium pricing custom","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://getlago.com/blog/ai-api-token-based-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T21:10:50.335Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 13 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://getlago.com/security |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:15:09.049Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*