The Showdown
Stripe Billingvslago
Why pay monthly fees for Stripe Billing when you can self-host lago for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Stripe Billing
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
lago
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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Calculate Your "SaaS Tax"
SaaS pricing is designed to scale with your success.
See how much wealth transfers from your bank account to Stripe Billing's shareholders.
10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for Stripe Billing. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
Platform-defined limits
Full logic ownership
1
Third-party hosted
Self-hosted customer data
2
0.5% - 0.8% per invoice
0%