Comparison

Lago vs Lemon Squeezy

On the evidence we track, Lago leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Lago55
Lemon Squeezy48
Score
vioscaleAI score
Lago55 / 100high · 75%
Lemon Squeezy48 / 100low · 19%
Pricing
Free tier
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy–
Model
Lemon Squeezycommercial
Price level
Lagofree
Lemon Squeezyunknown
Transparent
Lago✗
Lemon Squeezy–
Integrations
Count
Lago10
Lemon Squeezy1
Security
Certifications
Lemon Squeezy–
Disclosure policy
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy–
Gdpr
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓
Pci
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy–
Soc2
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy–
Trust center
Lemon Squeezy–
Reliability
Sla pct
Lago99.9
Lemon Squeezy–
Status page
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Lago0
Lemon Squeezy–
Github stars
Lago10,677
Lemon Squeezy–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Lago22
Lemon Squeezy–
Release
Cadence days
Lago13
Lemon Squeezy–
History
Lemon Squeezy–
License
Spdx
Lemon Squeezy–
Language
Primary
LagoGo
Lemon Squeezy–
Market
Content
Faq
Lemon Squeezy5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Subscription billing
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓
Usage metering
LagoReal-time
Lemon SqueezyReal-time
Pricing models
LagoSubscription, usage-based, hybrid, flat-rate, prepaid credits, per-unit metering
Lemon SqueezyTransaction-based, subscription, and consumption billing
Invoicing & AR
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓
Catalog management
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy-
Commerce
Merchant of record
Lago-
Lemon Squeezy✓
Finance
Revenue recognition
LagoIntegration
Lemon Squeezy-
Tax handling
LagoNative
Lemon SqueezyNative
Collections
Dunning
LagoBasic retry
Lemon SqueezyBasic retry
Integrations
GL / ERP sync
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy-
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✗
Insight
Revenue analytics
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓

What each one is

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

Lago

Leader

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

Lemon Squeezy

A comprehensive billing solution for SaaS companies offering subscription management, payment processing, multi-currency support, tax compliance, and fraud prevention capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Lago

Leader
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 verify ↗

Lemon Squeezy

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓
CLI
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✓
Self-hosted
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✗
On-premise
Lago✓
Lemon Squeezy✗

Integrations

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

Lago

Leader
19 total
  • Avalara
  • Kafka
  • Kinesis
  • Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  • AWS S3
  • Azure
  • Xero
  • NetSuite
  • Stripe
  • Adyen
  • GoCardless
  • Braintree
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • AWS Kinesis
  • Amazon S3
  • Webhooks
  • Okta
  • SMTP
Independently observed

Lemon Squeezy

1 total
  • PayPal
Independently observed
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