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Got trapped by the same thing

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).

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plantainHN

I tried to use it for a new SaaS product - but their plans start at 3000$/mo. It seems like they have things backwards. The small fry like me don't want to self-host, we want a managed solution. The big fishes have enough scale to self-host.

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symfrogHN

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

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carlosjobimHN

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

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sturgillHN

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.

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jngiam1HN

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

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cableHN

Take a look at 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.

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