# Invoice Ninja vs Lago

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Invoice Ninja

| Attribute | Invoice Ninja | Lago |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64 (75% (high)) | 50.4 (68% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 12 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,027 | 10,408 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive solution combining invoicing, payment processing, expense tracking, time management, and project coordination in a single platform, available in both cloud and self-hosted deployments. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"basic_retry","gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"integration","self_hostable":true,"pricing_models":"Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing","usage_metering":"basic","subscription_billing":true}` | `{"dunning":"basic_retry","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,"subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1,000 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Square"},{"name":"GoCardless"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"MailChimp"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Make"},{"name":"Pabbly"},{"name":"Checkout.com"},{"name":"Helcim"},{"name":"PayFast"},{"name":"Nordigen"}]` | `[{"name":"Avalara"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Kinesis"},{"name":"Google Cloud Pub/Sub"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Azure"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | Go |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month, forever"}],"addOns":[{"name":"White-label license","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":40,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free forever tier available. Pro and Enterprise paid plans offered.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://invoiceninja.com/3-unconventional-freelance-pricing-models-that-clients-love/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:47:53.651Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Lago Premium","description":"Premium tier available with cloud and self-hosted deployment","contactSales":true}],"sourceUrl":"https://www.getlago.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T14:01:39.719Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 9 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 3.5 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Finvoiceninja%2Finvoiceninja&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40getlago%2Fpostgres-connector&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | Invoice Ninja | Lago |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | Basic | Real-time |
| Pricing models | Subscription, time-based, project-based invoicing | Subscription, usage-based, hybrid, flat-rate, prepaid credits, per-unit metering |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | - | ✓ |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | - | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | - | - |
| Tax handling | Integration | Native |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | Basic retry | Basic retry |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | ✓ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:08:47.971Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*