Stripe Billing
Stripe Billing is Stripe's product for managing subscriptions and recurring revenue, handling plan setup, invoicing, dunning for failed payments, and a customer billing portal. It can be used pay-as-you-go, at 0.7% of billing volume with no recurring fee, or on fixed monthly plans from $620 a month that include a volume allowance and a lower marginal rate beyond it. Stripe acquired Metronome, a usage-based billing platform, to power more advanced usage-based pricing within Stripe Billing.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- Pay as you goPaid from 0.7% of billing volume on the pay-as-you-go option, or from $620 a month on fixed subscription plans
- Open source
- NoProprietary
- GitHub stars
- 4,544+27 in the last 30 days
- npm downloads a week
- 27Mup 8% on the week before
- Latest release
- v23.0.15 days ago
- Releases in 90 days
- 2about 1 a month
A good fit for
- Businesses already using Stripe for payments who want subscriptions in the same platform
- Companies with unpredictable billing volume that want pay-as-you-go pricing with no monthly fee
- Higher-volume, predictable subscription businesses that benefit from a fixed monthly plan's lower marginal rate
- Usage-based or consumption pricing models, using Metronome's metering within Stripe Billing
Not a good fit for
- Businesses that want a merchant of record to handle global sales tax on their behalf, since Stripe Billing itself doesn't take on that role the way Lemon Squeezy or Paddle do
- Very low-volume businesses that don't want to commit to a 1-year contract for a fixed plan, though pay-as-you-go avoids that
- Teams that want a single flat all-in fee regardless of usage-based complexity
Stripe Billing pricing
Pay-as-you-go pricing is 0.7% of billing volume with no monthly fee, best for unpredictable volume. Fixed monthly plans start at $620 a month for up to $100,000 in volume and scale up to $5,750 a month for up to $1 million, each charging a lower 0.67% on volume beyond the plan's cap; all fixed plans require a 1-year contract. A custom domain for the billing portal costs an additional $10 a month.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | 0.7% of billing volume | No monthly fee, billed only on volume processed. |
| Fixed plan (up to $100K volume) | $620 a month, 1-year contract | Included volume allowance, 0.67% on volume beyond the cap. |
| Fixed plan (up to $1M volume) | $5,750 a month, 1-year contract | Included volume allowance, 0.67% on volume beyond the cap. |
| Custom | Custom pricing | For large-volume or specialized billing needs. |
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on stripe.com.
Main features
- Subscription management
- Set up and manage recurring plans, trials, upgrades and proration.
- Invoicing and dunning
- Automatic invoice generation, payment retries and reminders for failed payments.
- Customer billing portal
- Self-serve portal for customers to update payment details or manage their subscription.
- Usage-based billing via Metronome
- Meter consumption and bill for usage alongside or instead of flat subscription fees.
- Quotes and schedules
- Generate quotes and schedule future subscription changes.
- Custom portal domain
- Use your own domain for the customer billing portal for an additional monthly fee.
About Stripe Billing
Stripe Billing lets businesses set up subscriptions through the Stripe Dashboard, Payment Links or Checkout, and handles recurring charges, proration on plan changes, automatic retries and reminders for failed payments, and a self-serve customer portal for managing billing details.
For usage-based pricing models, Stripe Billing works with Metronome, a usage-based billing platform Stripe acquired, to meter consumption and translate it into invoices alongside or instead of flat subscription fees.
Pricing is either pay-as-you-go, a flat 0.7% of billing volume with no monthly fee, well suited to unpredictable volume, or a fixed monthly subscription plan that includes a volume allowance and a lower marginal rate on volume beyond that, aimed at businesses with more predictable, higher billing volume.
- Made by
- Stripe
- Free plan
- No dedicated free plan; the pay-as-you-go option has no monthly fee, only a percentage of billing volume
- Available on
- Stripe Dashboard, Stripe Checkout, Payment Links, REST API
Usage and activity
Weekly npm downloads of stripe, last 12 months.
Recent releases
- v23.1.0-beta.2Pre-release, 5 days ago
- v23.0.15 days ago
- v23.1.0-alpha.4Pre-release, 6 days ago
- v23.1.0-alpha.3Pre-release, 1 week ago
- v23.1.0-alpha.2Pre-release, 2 weeks ago
- v23.1.0-alpha.1Pre-release, 3 weeks ago
Stripe Billing alternatives
Stripe Billing compared
Stripe BillingvsStripe
Stripe is the core payments infrastructure: APIs for accepting one-time online payments, handling payouts and preventing fraud, priced per successful transaction with no monthly fee.
Stripe BillingvsPaddle
Stripe Billing is Stripe's subscription and invoicing product, layered on Stripe's payment processing and priced as a share of billing volume on top of card fees, with your business staying the seller of record by default.
Questions about Stripe Billing
How much does Stripe Billing cost?
Pay-as-you-go is 0.7% of billing volume with no monthly fee. Fixed monthly plans start at $620 a month for up to $100,000 in volume, requiring a 1-year contract, with a lower marginal rate on volume beyond the plan's cap.
Does Stripe Billing support usage-based pricing?
Yes, through Metronome, a usage-based billing platform that Stripe acquired, which meters consumption and feeds it into Stripe invoices.
Is there a free plan for Stripe Billing?
There's no dedicated free plan, but the pay-as-you-go option has no monthly fee, so cost is proportional to billing volume.
Can I use my own domain for the customer billing portal?
Yes, for an additional $10 a month.
Sources and links
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