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Lago vs Kill Bill: catalog facts
Lago	Kill Bill
Freemium Free to self-host under AGPL-3.0; Lago Cloud is a paid hosted option.	Freemium The open-source core is free to self-host; managed and supported offerings are paid.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
Usage metering combined with subscriptions and prepaid credits API, SDKs, CLI and MCP server for integration	Long-running project used in production for many years Modular design with a plugin framework
Built for developers integrating billing into a product Hosted cloud and sales contact are geared to companies	Aimed at developers integrating billing, not at non-technical users Running and scaling the deployment is your responsibility
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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