# FastSpring vs Stripe Billing

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Stripe Billing

| Attribute | FastSpring | Stripe Billing |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.7 (18% (low)) | 70.9 (70% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | A platform for handling subscription billing and recurring payment workflows. It enables businesses to set up automated billing operations, support different pricing models from usage-based to volume-tiered plans, and manage the entire subscription lifecycle with features like customer self-service and payment recovery. |
| 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}` | `{"dunning":"smart","analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Subscription, usage-based, and volume-tiered pricing with multidimensional rates","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Mailchimp"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"WordPress"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe Payments"},{"name":"Stripe Checkout"},{"name":"Stripe Connect"},{"name":"Stripe Treasury"},{"name":"Stripe Issuing"},{"name":"Stripe Terminal"},{"name":"Stripe Radar"},{"name":"Metronome"},{"name":"Fifth Third Bank"},{"name":"Wells Fargo"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay as you go","summary":"0.7% of billing volume","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.007,"currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Usage-based pricing without fixed fees or commitments","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 1","summary":"£450/month + 0.67% overage, up to £70k/month billing volume (save 8%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":450,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Fixed monthly cost with volume-based tiering, 1-year commitment","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£70,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 2","summary":"£1,050/month + 0.67% overage, up to £175k/month billing volume (save 14%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1050,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Higher volume tier with fixed cost and overage pricing, 1-year commitment","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£175,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 3","summary":"£2,050/month + 0.67% overage, up to £350k/month billing volume (save 16%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2050,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£350,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 4","summary":"£4,000/month + 0.67% overage, up to £700k/month billing volume (save 18%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4000,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£700,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for £700k+ monthly billing volume","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Custom pricing for high-volume billing operations","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£700,000+"}}],"summary":"From £450/month or 0.7% usage-based. Includes recurring billing, automated retries, customer portal, and invoicing.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://stripe.com/gb/billing/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:48:12.896Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.0067,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.999 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | FastSpring | Stripe Billing |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | None | Real-time |
| Pricing models | Subscription, one-time purchases, recurring payments | Subscription, usage-based, and volume-tiered pricing with multidimensional rates |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | ✓ | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | None | - |
| Tax handling | Native | - |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | None | Smart |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:07:06.492Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*