# FastSpring vs FOSSBilling

| Attribute | FastSpring | FOSSBilling |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.7 (18% (low)) | 39 (39% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 21 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 16 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | FastSpring is a merchant of record platform providing global payment processing, subscription management, tax compliance, checkout optimization, and comprehensive billing tools for digital products, SaaS, and software vendors. | FOSSBilling is a free and open-source billing and client management platform designed for hosting businesses. It provides automated billing, hosting provisioning, domain management, support ticketing, and an extensible architecture. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"none","analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Subscription, one-time purchases, recurring payments","usage_metering":"none","catalog_management":true,"merchant_of_record":true,"revenue_recognition":"none","subscription_billing":true}` | `{"invoicing":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Mailchimp"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"WordPress"}]` | `[{"name":"cPanel"},{"name":"Plesk"},{"name":"DirectAdmin"},{"name":"HestiaCP"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Astro |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fossbilling.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:47:11.610Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | FastSpring | FOSSBilling |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | None | - |
| Pricing models | Subscription, one-time purchases, recurring payments | - |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | ✓ | - |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | ✓ | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | None | - |
| Tax handling | Native | - |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | None | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:54:05.085Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*