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Kill Bill vs Lago: catalog facts
Kill BillLago
Freemium

The open-source core is free to self-host; managed and supported offerings are paid.

Freemium

Free to self-host under AGPL-3.0; Lago Cloud is a paid hosted option.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Long-running project used in production for many years
  • Modular design with a plugin framework
  • Usage metering combined with subscriptions and prepaid credits
  • API, SDKs, CLI and MCP server for integration
  • Aimed at developers integrating billing, not at non-technical users
  • Running and scaling the deployment is your responsibility
  • Built for developers integrating billing into a product
  • Hosted cloud and sales contact are geared to companies
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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