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Lago links product usage and commercial terms to invoices for usage-based, subscription, prepaid, and hybrid pricing. It separately meters AI input, output, and cached tokens, while supporting subscriptions, usage charges, prepaid credits, entitlements, quotas, quotes, order forms, and itemized invoices. Recurring invoices, online payments, reminders, multi-currency billing, a client portal, payment and finance integrations, APIs, SDKs, and signed webhooks serve technical and finance teams. Its free AGPLv3 options are self-hosted; Premium can be cloud-hosted or self-hosted, with pricing supplied after contact.
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Zoho Invoice
by Zoho InvoiceFree plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1Free basic invoicing on desktop and mobile — Zoho Invoice offers desktop and mobile apps, while Lago focuses on usage-based billing with APIs and self-hosting.
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PayPal Invoicing
by PayPal InvoicingFree plan WebiPhoneAndroidFreelancers billing clients directly — PayPal Invoicing targets direct client billing on web and mobile, unlike Lago’s product-usage billing platform.
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SumUp Invoices
by SumUp InvoicesFree plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Mobile invoicing with unlimited free invoices — SumUp Invoices provides web and mobile invoicing with unlimited free invoices, rather than Lago’s metering and hybrid billing.
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InvoiceOcean
by InvoiceOceanFree plan AndroidiPhoneLow-cost mobile invoicing — InvoiceOcean is a mobile invoicing service with a published paid plan, while Lago offers developer-focused usage billing and self-hosting.
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Express Invoice
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2Invoice, quote, order, and business reports — Express Invoice adds quotes, orders, PDF templates, automated statements, reminders, and business reports that Lago does not describe.
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Invoice Home
by Invoice HomeFree plan AndroidiPhoneWebSimple free invoicing on web and mobile — Invoice Home offers web and mobile invoicing with recurring billing, while Lago adds usage metering, integrations, and deployment control.
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InvoiceShelf
Free plan Open source AndroidAPISelf-hosted+1 - 9
InvoicePlane
Free plan Open source Self-hostedWeb - 10
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Inkvoice
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 13
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Fakturka.bg
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1 - 16
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InvoiceASAP
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb - 21
Factu.me
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb - 22
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You may prefer another product when you mainly send client invoices instead of tying detailed usage to billing. Lago’s free options require your own infrastructure, Premium pricing is not public, and some capabilities have add-ons or caps, including billing entities and data pipeline volume. When switching, compare the need for usage metering, prepaid or hybrid charges, integrations, deployment control, access management, and support with simpler invoicing, mobile access, templates, reports, or published paid plans.