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FOSSBilling vs Paymenter
Both stand on subscription billing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
FOSSBilling brings billing, client management, hosting provisioning, and domain workflows together in self-hosted software. Account import, live registrar pricing, and currently available multi-factor authentication are limitations to weigh.
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Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
Paymenter combines billing, deployment, support tickets, and hosting integrations in an open-source platform. Check the supported operating systems and take care to preserve the APP_KEY when self-hosting.
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| FOSSBilling | Paymenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Paymenter PaaS: €5 a month |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | fossbilling.org | paymenter.org |
| On subscription billing software | #2 of 49 | #6 of 49 |
FOSSBilling: what it does well
- Free and open source under AGPL 3.0
- Supports recurring and one-time pricing
- Offers multi-currency billing and tax automation
- Includes a REST API and security protections
What to know first
- Beta software with rough edges and limited support
- Cannot import existing control-panel accounts
- Clients lack control-panel single sign-on
- Domain prices require manual TLD setup
Paymenter: what it does well
- Free open-source plan under the MIT License.
- Automates billing and service deployment.
- REST API supports workflow automation.
- WHMCS importer transfers a broad range of records.
- Supports multi-currency billing.
What to know first
- Proxmox integration is a paid extension.
- Windows is unsupported for self-hosted installation.
- Losing the APP_KEY makes encrypted data irrecoverable.
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