Lago
Lago is an open source billing platform for usage-based and subscription pricing, deployable either self-hosted or through Lago's managed cloud. The open source version is free to self-host, while Lago Premium (cloud or self-hosted) is priced through custom, contact-based pricing with optional add-ons like progressive billing and tax integrations.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- FreemiumPaid from Custom pricing (Lago Premium, contact required)
- Open source
- YesAGPL-3.0 (open source edition)
- GitHub stars
- 10,661
- Latest release
- v1.54.01 day ago
- Releases in 90 days
- 5about 2 a month
A good fit for
- Businesses wanting a free, open source, self-hostable billing platform for usage-based pricing
- Teams needing full control over their billing data and infrastructure rather than a fully third-party-hosted vendor
- Companies with usage-based or complex subscription pricing models needing flexible metering and invoicing
- Organizations wanting to evaluate Lago Premium's add-ons like progressive billing and automatic dunning
Not a good fit for
- Teams wanting published, self-serve pricing rather than a contact-based sales process for premium features
- Non-technical teams that don't want to manage self-hosted billing infrastructure
- Simple flat-subscription businesses that don't need usage-based metering
Lago pricing
The open source edition is free to self-host. Lago Premium, available as a cloud or self-hosted deployment, is priced through custom, contact-based pricing rather than published tiers, with optional add-ons including premium ingestion sources, progressive billing, tax integrations, automatic dunning, 24/7 incident management, a dedicated solution engineer, custom branding and professional services.
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on getlago.com.
Main features
- Usage-based billing
- Metering and invoicing for consumption-based pricing models.
- Self-hosted open source core
- Free to deploy on your own infrastructure under the AGPL-3.0 license.
- Progressive billing
- An add-on for more advanced, staged billing logic, available on Lago Premium.
- Tax integrations
- Automated tax handling as a Lago Premium add-on.
- Automatic dunning
- Automated retry logic for failed payments, available on Lago Premium.
About Lago
Lago provides billing infrastructure for usage-based and subscription pricing models, handling metering, invoicing and revenue tracking for businesses that need more flexible billing logic than a simple flat subscription.
As an open source project, the core platform can be self-hosted for free, giving businesses full control over their billing data and infrastructure rather than depending entirely on a third-party billing vendor.
Lago Premium, available either as a managed cloud service or a premium self-hosted deployment, adds features like premium ingestion sources, progressive billing, tax integrations, automatic dunning, 24/7 incident management and custom branding, priced through custom, contact-based pricing rather than published tiers.
- Made by
- Lago
- Free plan
- Yes: the open source edition is free to self-host
- Available on
- Self-hosted, Cloud, API
Usage and activity
Recent releases
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Questions about Lago
Is Lago free?
Yes, the open source edition is free to self-host under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Is Lago open source?
Yes, its core billing platform is released as open source software.
How much does Lago Premium cost?
Pricing is custom and requires contacting Lago directly, whether deployed on their cloud or as a premium self-hosted option.
Sources and links
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