Overlap
Billing for Multi-platform
Billing tools that run on Multi-platform. The Catch for each, not a winner list.
6 tools · the Catch, not a ranking
- Stripe CLIOfficial Stripe terminal for webhooks, events, and API objects
The CLI is free; card charges are not. See stripe.com/pricing for processing rates. Live mode needs a real secret. Dispute fees are on Stripe, not on this binary.
- PolarApache-2.0 merchant-of-record billing for indie and AI products
No first-party CLI in the docs index — SDKs, MCP, and API only. Starter take-rate sits on top of card-brand costs. Polar is MoR, so you do not keep the Stripe account relationship. International cards add extra. Payouts have their own cut.
- Kill BillApache-2.0 in-house subscriptions and payments, no % take-rate
JVM and ops-heavy. Aviate is the proprietary accelerator — not the Apache tree. Self-Hosted OSS Free; AWS Marketplace is ~$40/mo plus the AWS bill. No revenue tiles here because there is no % of revenue to quote.
- LagoAGPLv3 usage and entitlements metering you self-host
Loud: Premium is Contact us. There is no $0 Lago Cloud. Self-host is the free path; Cloud and Premium are quotes. AGPLv3 is network copyleft.
- PaymenterMIT hosting billing; self-host free, cloud PaaS $5/mo paid
Vs Kill Bill/Lago/Polar: hosting webshop + provisioning (Pterodactyl/cPanel, WHMCS importer) — not generic subscription metering or Polar MoR. Cloud is $5/mo paid. Self-host is the $0 path.
- AutumnApache-2.0 Stripe billing layer; Free to 8K billing volume
Vs Polar/Lago/OpenMeter: Stripe abstraction + entitlements — not Polar MoR, not Lago/OpenMeter metering-first. Stripe fees still apply. Pro Cloud from $375/mo. Free path is Free tier or self-host.