Finance

Lago

Open-source metered billing infrastructure for modern companies

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★4.6rating60 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelLago · Finance
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Lago does

Lago is an open-source billing platform for usage-based, subscription and hybrid pricing, aimed at AI, SaaS, fintech, IoT and infrastructure companies. It meters usage in real time across API calls, tokens, compute, storage, seats and custom dimensions, and supports prepaid credits, entitlements tied to plans, automated invoices with taxes, credit notes, multi-currency billing, payment collection, revenue analytics and webhooks. Lago is not a payment processor and works with the processor a company already uses. The code is licensed under AGPLv3 and can be self-hosted; Lago Cloud, VPC and on-premise deployments are offered, and Lago Premium, which adds RBAC, SSO, AI billing assistants and an MCP server, is priced on request.

How Lago compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Lago does. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Lago does. Lago offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a web app. Lago was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2017 and 2024, 3 of them earlier. Lago is based in Paris, France. Of its alternatives, only Orb has a headquarters on record, in the United States.

Market position · Finance

How Lago compares in Finance

Lago has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 392 live Finance tools on FalcoScan. Across Finance, the average opportunity score is 68.5 and the average saturation score 34.9. FalcoScan rates Lago's own market position as open. 76 of the 392 operating Finance tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 6 shutdowns in the category.

Lago compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
LagoFounded 2022 · Paris, FranceModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
OrbFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
OllamaFounded 2023ModerateOpenFree—YesYesDesktop, CLIHot
Better AuthFounded 2024ModerateOpenFree—YesNoWeb, APIRising
TypesenseFounded 2017LowContestedFreemium—YesYesAPI, Self-hostedRising
AppFlowy AIFounded 2021ModerateContestedFree—YesNoWeb, DesktopRising

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Lago exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Usage MeteringPricing Automation
Industry Verticals
SaasTechnology
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Questions

Lago: common questions

What is Lago?

Lago (getlago.com) is open-source billing and monetization software. It handles usage metering, pricing, credits, invoicing and payment collection, can be self-hosted or used on Lago Cloud, and its code is on GitHub under the AGPLv3 license.

Source: github.com ↗

Is Lago free?

Lago's open-source edition can be deployed for free. Lago Premium, for cloud or self-hosted deployments, adds paid features, and as of Oct 2026 its price is not published; you book a demo or contact sales.

Source: getlago.com ↗

Is Lago the same as Lago Finance?

No. Lago Finance is an unrelated DeFi project founded in 2020 that built a bridge from Ethereum to the Kadena blockchain and a Kadena-native stablecoin. Lago at getlago.com is billing software.

Source: cbinsights.com ↗

What are the best alternatives to Lago?

The closest alternatives to Lago that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Orb, Ollama, Better Auth, Typesense, and AppFlowy AI.

Is Lago still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Lago as operating at getlago.com.

Where is Lago based?

Lago is headquartered in Paris, France.

Does Lago have an API?

Yes. Lago offers an API.

Who is Lago for?

Lago is built for developers and saas companies.

How do I sign in to Lago?

Sign in on Lago's own website, getlago.com. FalcoScan reviews Lago but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Lago directly.

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