# Chargebee vs Crater

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Chargebee

| Attribute | Chargebee | Crater |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 57.1 (39% (low)) | 49.5 (74% (medium)) |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 8,340 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based subscription billing system that automates revenue management and invoicing for SaaS companies. Supports flat-fee, usage-based, tiered, and hybrid pricing models with global tax compliance and payment collection. | Open-source web and mobile app that helps track expenses, payments, and create professional invoices and estimates. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"smart","gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Flat-fee, quantity-based, volume-tiered, tiered usage, stair-step, hybrid, custo","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"merchant_of_record":false,"revenue_recognition":"integration","subscription_billing":true}` | `{"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"self_hostable":true}` |
| integrations.count | 29 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"QuickBooks Online"},{"name":"NetSuite"},{"name":"Sage Intacct"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Zoho CRM"},{"name":"Avalara"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Mailchimp"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Freshdesk"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"BigCommerce"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Klaviyo"},{"name":"Pipedrive"},{"name":"ShipStation"},{"name":"GetAccept"},{"name":"Stitch Data"},{"name":"Groove"},{"name":"DATEV by MIDbridge"}]` | `[{"name":"Plaid"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Xero"}]` |
| language.primary | - | PHP |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter (eInvoicing add-on)","summary":"$49/month + $0.19 per document over 100","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"document"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.19,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Base eInvoicing add-on with 100 invoices/month included","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"invoices":"100/mo","documents":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Performance (eInvoicing add-on)","summary":"$149/month + $0.02 per document over 5,000","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"document"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"eInvoicing add-on with 5,000 invoices/month included","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"invoices":"5000/mo","documents":"5000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise (eInvoicing add-on)","summary":"$249/month + custom per-document pricing","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"eInvoicing add-on with 15,000 invoices/month included","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"invoices":"15000/mo","documents":"15000"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"eInvoicing Compliance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Base product pricing available via free trial or sales contact. eInvoicing add-on from $49/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.chargebee.com/saas-pricing-models/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:12:18.365Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.02,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["Expense tracking","Payment tracking","Invoice creation","Estimate creation"],"description":"Self-hosted open-source invoicing solution","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free, open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://craterapp.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:46:46.690Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 2 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/6.0.6","date":"2022-03-06T07:25:43Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/6.0.5","date":"2022-03-03T14:47:32Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/6.0.4","date":"2022-02-17T08:37:19Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/6.0.3","date":"2022-02-16T07:25:57Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/6.0.2","date":"2022-01-13T14:18:05Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/6.0.1","date":"2022-01-12T15:41:21Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/6.0.0","date":"2022-01-11T11:22:27Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/5.0.6","date":"2021-12-10T12:33:51Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/5.0.5","date":"2021-12-09T08:16:43Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/5.0.4","date":"2021-12-06T14:46:19Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/5.0.3","date":"2021-12-03T15:58:23Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/5.0.2","date":"2021-12-02T14:06:52Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/5.0.1","date":"2021-12-01T15:44:53Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/5.0.0","date":"2021-11-30T13:33:23Z","type":"stable","version":"5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/4.2.0","date":"2021-06-24T08:57:19Z","type":"stable","version":"4.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/4.1.0","date":"2021-05-06T09:01:16Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/4.0.4","date":"2021-01-22T09:21:03Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/4.0.3","date":"2020-12-31T10:26:25Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/4.0.2","date":"2020-12-23T06:51:39Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/crater-invoice-inc/crater/releases/tag/4.0.1","date":"2020-12-09T09:21:39Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | Chargebee | Crater |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | - |
| Usage metering | Real-time | - |
| Pricing models | Flat-fee, quantity-based, volume-tiered, tiered usage, stair-step, hybrid, custo | - |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | ✓ | - |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | ✗ | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | Integration | - |
| Tax handling | Native | - |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | Smart | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | ✓ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:30:54.345Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*