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Got trapped by the same thing. Usage based billing is a huge pain point for us we were really excited by lago but dont want to self host infra if we can outsour

Got trapped by the same thing. Usage based billing is a huge pain point for us we were really excited by lago but dont want to self host infra if we can outsource it. We ended up talking to about 5 different usage based billing API providers and basically no one is interested in servicing the sub $1000 per month market which is where we will realistically be for the next year as we grow. Additionally lago and other providers advertise "no revenue cut" and then always quote pricing as a percentage of revenue (which is technical not a revenue cut except your fee scales pretty linarly with revenue).

symfrog 2y ago
Did you consider Kill Bill https://github.com/killbill/killbill https://github.com/killbill/killbill ? I used it a few years ago for usage based billing.
carlosjobim 2y ago
Why do you spend time talking to 5 different payment providers while still not billing even $1000 per month?
- helsinkiandrew 2y ago
  > Why do you spend time talking to 5 different payment providers while still not billing even $1000 per month? Presumably because "no one was interested" in taking their business?
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  - carlosjobim 2y ago
    Stripe doesn't have any lowest limit, as far as I know.
- redslazer 2y ago
  We are billing more than $1000 a month :). The providers didn’t want our business for less than $1000 per month (at a heavily discounted time limited price). We talked to this many providers because it’s a huge pain point for us and the thing we hacked together was inadequate for tracking usage.
sturgill 2y ago
This is actually a space I’m exploring. Would love to chat about your use case if you’re interested. Shoot me an email at chris. Domain name revenuehq.com.
jngiam1 2y ago
https://www.stigg.io/ https://www.stigg.io/ might fit (we are in the midst of integrating it into our product and it’s been good so far)
cable 2y ago
Take a look at https://revenium.io https://revenium.io (full disclosure: I'm co-founder/cto.) We are a fully hosted solution with a free/developer tier and plans that start at $19/month. We also have a self-hosted option.

symfrog 2y ago

Did you consider Kill Bill https://github.com/killbill/killbill https://github.com/killbill/killbill ? I used it a few years ago for usage based billing.

carlosjobim 2y ago

Why do you spend time talking to 5 different payment providers while still not billing even $1000 per month?

helsinkiandrew 2y ago
> Why do you spend time talking to 5 different payment providers while still not billing even $1000 per month? Presumably because "no one was interested" in taking their business?
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- carlosjobim 2y ago
  Stripe doesn't have any lowest limit, as far as I know.
redslazer 2y ago
We are billing more than $1000 a month :). The providers didn’t want our business for less than $1000 per month (at a heavily discounted time limited price). We talked to this many providers because it’s a huge pain point for us and the thing we hacked together was inadequate for tracking usage.

sturgill 2y ago

This is actually a space I’m exploring. Would love to chat about your use case if you’re interested. Shoot me an email at chris. Domain name revenuehq.com.

jngiam1 2y ago

https://www.stigg.io/ https://www.stigg.io/ might fit (we are in the midst of integrating it into our product and it’s been good so far)

cable 2y ago

Take a look at https://revenium.io https://revenium.io (full disclosure: I'm co-founder/cto.) We are a fully hosted solution with a free/developer tier and plans that start at $19/month. We also have a self-hosted option.