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The Best Billing Tools

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1
#1
5% + 50¢ per transaction (all-in-one)

All-in-one payment and invoicing platform for indie creators and SaaS

Subscription billing and recurring payments
One-time and digital product sales
License key management
2
#2
4% + 40¢ per transaction (no hidden fees)

Developer-first Merchant of Record with open-source billing and 20% cheaper fees

Subscription management
One-time and digital product sales
License key distribution
3
#3
Free / Pro $14/mo / Enterprise $18-96/mo

Self-hosted open-source invoicing with 40+ payment gateway integrations

Invoice creation and customization
Quotes and purchase orders
Recurring billing
4
#4
3.9% + 40¢ per transaction (after $1,000 free processing)

Fast-approved Merchant of Record for SaaS with AI insights and affiliate tools

Subscription and recurring billing
Merchant of Record (tax compliance)
License key management
5
#5
2.9% + 30¢ + 0.5% subscription fee (no platform fee)

Powerful subscription and usage-based billing for developers with strong Stripe integration

Subscription management
Usage-based (metered) billing
Prorating and proration tracking
6
#6
Starter / Essentials / Growth / Scale (custom pricing from $99/mo)

Integrated CRM, email marketing, and billing for membership sites and SaaS

Subscription billing and recurring payments
Metered/usage-based pricing
CRM and customer relationship management
7
#7
Free / Optional add-ons ($15+/mo for Payments or Pro)

Completely free invoicing and accounting for solopreneurs with paid optional add-ons

Unlimited invoices and estimates
Expense tracking with receipt scanning
Recurring invoicing
8
#8
Free (open-source) / Premium (custom pricing, on-demand)

Open-source metered billing platform for AI, fintech, and usage-heavy SaaS

Usage metering with real-time event ingestion
Subscription and recurring billing
Prepaid credits system
9
#9
Open-source (free) / Cloud premium (pricing on-demand)

Open-source usage-based billing for AI and agentic products with real-time metering

Real-time usage metering
Custom event ingestion (SDKs for Python, JS, Go)
Credit and prepaid wallet system
10
#10
Free / $14/mo (Basic) / $28/mo (Standard) / $59/mo (Professional)

Budget-friendly recurring billing with deep Zoho ecosystem integration

Subscription management with flexible billing cycles
One-time and recurring invoicing
Usage-based metered billing

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