Paddle Billing vs Lago

Paddle Billing9.1Visit Lago6.7Visit

Higher score Paddle Billing #4 in Invoicing Software 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Paddle Billing

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Lago #27 in Invoicing Software 6.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Lago

• Paddle Billing fits best

  Software businesses needing global tax and billing

• Lago fits best

  Developers building usage-based billing systems

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Side by side

Feature	Paddle Billing 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Lago 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	6.7
Ranking	#4 in Invoicing Software	#27 in Invoicing Software
Best for	Software businesses needing global tax and billing	Developers building usage-based billing systems
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	2 integrations	7 integrations
Features Paddle Billing 5/5 · Lago 5/5
Recurring invoices	✓	✓
Online payments	✓	✓
Payment reminders	✓	✓
Multi-currency invoicing	✓	✓
Client portal	✓	✓
Specs
Included team users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines subscriptions, invoices, checkout, portals and payment recovery Supports multi-currency pricing, conversion and reconciliation Includes tax remittance, fraud protection, APIs and sandbox access	Self-hosted open-source option with AGPLv3 licensing Supports metering, hybrid pricing, invoices, credits, and analytics REST API, SDKs, webhooks, tax integrations, and payment providers
Cons	Invoicing requires custom pricing No free plan is available Pay-as-you-go billing charges 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction	Payment processing is handled through connected providers Premium pricing is provided only after contacting Lago Automatic dunning is available with Lago Premium
Our verdict	Paddle Billing is a subscription billing and invoicing platform for SaaS, mobile app, software and other digital product businesses. It brings recurring payments, invoice creation, online checkout, customer subscription management, payment… Read the review →	Lago is an open-source billing platform for companies with usage-based, subscription, prepaid, or hybrid pricing. It captures product usage, applies pricing rules, generates invoices, supports payment-provider integrations, and provides… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Paddle Billing — where it wins

  • Combines subscriptions, invoices, checkout, portals and payment recovery
  • Supports multi-currency pricing, conversion and reconciliation
  • Includes tax remittance, fraud protection, APIs and sandbox access

  Where it doesn't

  • Invoicing requires custom pricing
  • No free plan is available
  • Pay-as-you-go billing charges 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction

• Lago — where it wins

  • Self-hosted open-source option with AGPLv3 licensing
  • Supports metering, hybrid pricing, invoices, credits, and analytics
  • REST API, SDKs, webhooks, tax integrations, and payment providers

  Where it doesn't

  • Payment processing is handled through connected providers
  • Premium pricing is provided only after contacting Lago
  • Automatic dunning is available with Lago Premium

• Paddle Billing9.1/10 · Paid

  A global subscription billing platform for software businesses with tax and payment workflows.

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• Lago6.7/10 · Free plan

  A programmable billing platform for teams building usage-based, subscription, or hybrid pricing.

  Visit LagoFull verdict →