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Lago

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Measure product usage and generate bills for subscriptions and usage-based plans.

What you can use it for

Measure product usage and generate bills for subscriptions and usage-based plans.

  • Real-time event metering capable of ingesting millions of usage metrics without performance drops.
  • Supports hybrid pricing models (base subscription + prepaid units + pay-as-you-go overages).
  • Integrates seamlessly with payment gateways including Stripe, Adyen, and GoCardless.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes

Meter usage-based API calls, automate recurring B2B subscriptions and manage billing events with open-source Lago instead of Maxio / Chargify enterprise contracts.

Before you switch

You manage your own merchant processing accounts and compliance; self-hosting requires PostgreSQL and Redis.

Alternatives to these paid apps

Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.