# Lago vs Viobusiness

| Attribute | Lago | Viobusiness |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.2 (75% (high)) | 60.8 (14% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 22 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,677 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"VioBusiness is an iPhone and Android app for invoices, quotes, and expenses. It runs entirely on your phone - no sign-up required, no monthly bill - and keeps your books as private as they used to be on paper. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://www.viobusiness.com/","question":"What is Viobusiness?","confidence":0.75},{"answer":"Viobusiness offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $2.99 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://www.viobusiness.com/","question":"Is Viobusiness free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Viobusiness supports iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.viobusiness.com/","question":"What platforms does Viobusiness support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Viobusiness, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.viobusiness.com/","question":"Can Viobusiness be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Viobusiness. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Viobusiness not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.viobusiness.com/privacy.html","question":"What security certifications does Viobusiness have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Viobusiness is available worldwide. Its primary markets are India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.","source":"https://www.viobusiness.com/","question":"Where is Viobusiness available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | VioBusiness is an iPhone and Android app for invoices, quotes, and expenses. It runs entirely on your phone - no sign-up required, no monthly bill - and keeps your books as private as they used to be on paper. Cross-device cloud backup is an optional add-on, never a default. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"analytics":true,"api_first":false,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":false,"usage_metering":"none","subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"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 | Go | - |
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["IN","GB","US","AU","CA"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| media.logo | - | https://www.viobusiness.com/logo.png |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with 5 quotes per month","features":["Invoices","Quotes","Expenses","Local-only storage"],"description":"Basic invoicing, quotes, and expense tracking on device","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"quotes":"5/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud","summary":"$2.99/month","features":["All Free features","Encrypted cloud backup","Cross-device sync","UK-based storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Encrypted cloud backup with automatic cross-device sync","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with 5 quotes/month; Cloud backup at $2.99/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.viobusiness.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-27T21:31:24.766Z","startingPrice":{"amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":2.99,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 13 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.55.0","date":"2026-10-07T16:25:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.54.0","date":"2026-10-06T16:04:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.53.0","date":"2026-09-08T14:33:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.53.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.52.1","date":"2026-08-27T15:10:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.52.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.52.0","date":"2026-08-26T10:07:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.52.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.51.0","date":"2026-07-27T09:45:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.51.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.50.0","date":"2026-07-07T11:49:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.50.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.49.0","date":"2026-06-29T12:24:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.49.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.48.1","date":"2026-06-11T15:22:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.48.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.48.0","date":"2026-06-10T16:15:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.48.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.47.0","date":"2026-05-27T13:51:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.47.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.46.0","date":"2026-05-13T13:42:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.45.2","date":"2026-05-04T09:14:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.45.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.45.1","date":"2026-04-07T12:18:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.45.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.45.0","date":"2026-04-07T09:09:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.44.0","date":"2026-03-19T16:45:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.43.0","date":"2026-02-27T09:15:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.40.1","date":"2026-02-19T11:15:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.42.0","date":"2026-02-17T21:06:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getlago/lago/releases/tag/v1.41.3","date":"2026-02-04T10:48:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.41.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 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 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://getlago.com/security | https://www.viobusiness.com/privacy.html |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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 | Lago | Viobusiness |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | Real-time | None |
| Pricing models | 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 | Native | Native |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | Basic retry | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | ✓ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T22:02:05.666Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*