Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Lago
Lago clearly comes out ahead of Stripe Billing on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Lago has a free tier; Stripe Billing does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Lago | Stripe |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentFinTech | FinTechData & AnalyticsLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | payment-processing | finance-toolse-commerce |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Lago
custom
usage based
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| Feature | lago | stripe-billing |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Premium Support | ||
| 0.7% Of Billing Volume | ||
| Assigned Solutions Engineer | ||
| Access To Payments, Payment Links, Checkout, Elements, Payment Methods, Terminal, Radar, Authorization Boost, And Link | ||
| Business-Critical Needs | ||
| Excludes One-Off Invoices | ||
| Customization | ||
| Includes 100 Million Events Per Month | ||
| Deployment Flexibility (Cloud Or Self-Hosted) | ||
| Includes All Features Found In The Pay As You Go Plan | ||
| Fundamental Billing Features | ||
| Includes Billing Transactions Processed On And Off Stripe | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Provides More Predictable Monthly Costs |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Lago comes out ahead overall, though Stripe Billing can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Lago offers a free tier; Stripe Billing does not currently list one.
Lago is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
