# Kill Bill vs Lago

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Lago

| Attribute | Kill Bill | Lago |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 42.5 (77% (high)) | 55.2 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 27 | 22 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 15 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,793 | 10,677 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Kill Bill is an open-source billing and payments platform that handles complex subscription, usage-based, and prepaid billing models with multi-currency invoicing, tax compliance, and payment gateway abstraction. Deploy self-hosted or use fully managed hosting with optional enterprise accelerator capabilities. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://killbill.io/pricing.html","question":"What is Kill Bill?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kill Bill is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $40 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://killbill.io/pricing.html","question":"Is Kill Bill free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kill Bill supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://killbill.io/pricing.html","question":"What platforms does Kill Bill support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kill Bill can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://killbill.io/pricing.html","question":"Can Kill Bill be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Kill Bill, including Stripe, Adyen, Braintree, PayPal, GoCardless, Avalara, Vertex and LDAP, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://killbill.io/pricing.html","question":"What does Kill Bill integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Kill Bill. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Kill Bill not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://killbill.io/platform/tax-compliance.html","question":"What security certifications does Kill Bill have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Kill Bill is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/killbill/killbill","question":"Is Kill Bill open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Kill Bill is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://killbill.io/pricing.html","question":"Where is Kill Bill available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"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,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Open-source subscription and usage billing system that runs on your infrastructure, supporting recurring charges, tiered pricing, and usage-based models with detailed invoicing and audit trails. | 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":false,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":true,"pricing_models":"Subscriptions, usage-based, prepaid, postpaid, hybrid, and complex multi-currenc","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"merchant_of_record":false,"revenue_recognition":"native_asc606","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 | 10 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Adyen"},{"name":"Braintree"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"GoCardless"},{"name":"Avalara"},{"name":"Vertex"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"Email Notifications","native":true},{"name":"Tax Calculation","native":true,"category":"tax"},{"name":"Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":false,"category":"crm","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"HubSpot","native":false,"category":"crm","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"NetSuite","native":false,"category":"erp","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"SAP","native":false,"category":"erp","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"QuickBooks","native":false,"category":"erp","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Hyperswitch","native":true,"category":"payments"},{"name":"Avalara AvaTax","native":true,"category":"tax"},{"name":"Kintsugi","native":true,"category":"tax"}]` | `[{"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 | Java | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Kill Bill (Open Source)","summary":"Free, open source under Apache 2.0","features":["Subscription and usage billing","Catalog and invoicing","Multi-tenancy","Plugin framework","REST API","Community support","Self-hosted deployment"],"description":"Free, open-source billing platform with community support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Aviate","summary":"$9,999/month billed annually, never tied to revenue","features":["Catalog UI and plan APIs","Coupons","Cloud hosting with auto-scaling","Aviate Metering for usage events","Aviate Wallet for prepaid credits","Aviate Tax","Level 3 support (first response within 1 business day for P1)","Monitoring and health checks","Plugin marketplace"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9999,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud-hosted enterprise offering with support and additional features","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open source or $9,999/month Aviate enterprise","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://killbill.io/platform/catalog-pricing.html","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:14:03.999Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9999,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","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 | high | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":9999,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 47 | 13 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | 48 | 99.9 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.4 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://killbill.io/platform/tax-compliance.html | https://getlago.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.kill-bill.billing%3Akillbill-util&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | Kill Bill | Lago |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | Real-time | Real-time |
| Pricing models | Subscriptions, usage-based, prepaid, postpaid, hybrid, and complex multi-currenc | Subscription, usage-based, hybrid, flat-rate, prepaid credits, per-unit metering |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | ✗ | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | Native ASC 606 | Integration |
| Tax handling | Native | 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 2026-10-16T19:59:44.360Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*