Side by side

ChargeOver vs Lago

Both stand on revenue lifecycle management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

ChargeOver

Free trial APIWeb

ChargeOver covers invoicing, collections, customer access, reporting and integrations in one web-based billing service. Review the starting price, extra payment fees and customer-count tier changes before choosing it.

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Lago

Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb

Lago covers multiple billing models and gives developers several connection options, including separate metering for AI token categories. The free plan is self-hosted; Premium pricing and some feature limits require closer review.

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The facts

	ChargeOver	Lago
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Yes
Runs on	API, Web	API, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	ChargeOver recurring billing plan: $229 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	1	4
Maker	ChargeOver	Not published
Website	chargeover.com	getlago.com
On revenue lifecycle management software	#5 of 30	#1 of 30

ChargeOver: what it does well

Handles recurring and one-time invoices
Supports multiple pricing models and product bundles
Automates reminders and failed-payment retries
Includes customer portal and multi-currency billing
Provides more than 40 reports

What to know first

Starts at $229 a month
No free plan
Gateway and merchant fees are extra
Sandbox allows test transactions only

Lago: what it does well

Supports usage, subscription, prepaid, and hybrid billing
Meters AI input, output, and cached tokens separately
Offers REST API, SDKs, and signed webhooks
Open-source self-hosted plan is free
Cloud or self-hosted Premium deployment

What to know first

Premium pricing is provided after contacting Lago
Some features are add-ons or subject to caps
24x7 incident management is an on-demand add-on

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