Launch HN: Lago (YC S21) – Open-source usage-based billing

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Learn how to implement usage-based billing with Lago, an open-source alternative to Stripe Billing and Chargebee, and understand its key features and benefits

intermediate Published 13 Feb 2023

Action Steps

Explore Lago's open-source code on Github to understand its architecture and customization options
Configure Lago's metering feature to measure usage of your software service
Integrate Lago's API with your existing billing system to automate invoicing and payment processing
Test Lago's usage-based billing with a small pilot group to ensure accuracy and fairness
Compare Lago's pricing model with other billing solutions to determine the best fit for your business

Who Needs to Know This

Developers and product managers at SaaS companies can benefit from using Lago to manage subscription and usage-based billing, improving their revenue management and customer satisfaction

Key Insight

💡 Lago's open-source and composable design allows businesses to customize and audit their billing system, reducing lock-in and increasing transparency

Key Takeaways

Learn how to implement usage-based billing with Lago, an open-source alternative to Stripe Billing and Chargebee, and understand its key features and benefits

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Hi HN, we’re the cofounders of Lago: an open-source alternative to Stripe Billing, Chargebee, and Recurly. That is, we make software that helps businesses calculate how much their own customers should pay them—based on their subscription, consumption, discounts, taxes, credit notes, or negotiated terms—and then invoice them. Our website is at https://www.getlago.com and our Github is here: https://github.com/getlago/lago . We’re focused on composability (use only the parts you need), metering (measuring how much of a software service end users use, so that the service can charge them based on that), code transparency (we’re open source, so no black box - you can have a full understanding of how we built our API) auditable code, no lock-in into anyone’s ecosystem, and fair pricing (we don’t take a cut of your revenue). We’ve been in Fintech for more than 7 years, and were the earliest employees at Qonto.com (SMB Neobank in EU), where we built and scaled the

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