Pricing & Monetization
Why Stripe paid $1B for Metronome instead of fixing Billing
Anh-Tho Chuong • 7 min read
Lago is built for platforms that enable others to build, sell, and scale across AI, finance, e-commerce, cloud, and ERP ecosystems.
AI PLATFORMS
AI apps have variable costs that don't fit flat subscriptions. When builders can't monetize to match their costs, they churn.
Supports subscriptions, usage-based, credits, hybrid pricing and everything else.
No-code interface for builders, APIs for engineers, MCP for LLMs
Security and compliance for your users and your platform
Self-host and customize Lago.
Everything you need to embed and customize billing features into your platform, without rebuilding it.
Built for embedded partners. Launch faster with a billing engine designed for OEM use cases. Get platform-grade APIs, tenant isolation, and the flexibility to build exactly what your customers need.
Make your monetization features and user experience unique. Embed our platform, customize it to your specific needs, modify and extend Lago's code if needed, and launch a tailored product faster than ever.
Keep full control. Lago is open-source, offered on-prem, Soc 2 type 2. There's no black box, you get direct access to the action, while we stay behind the scenes to support when needed.
Full support for Embedded partners. Get dedicated partner support, custom integrations, and the flexibility to build exactly what your customers need on top of Lago's infrastructure.
Deploy Lago seamlessly on your own infrastructure to keep full control.
Your data is protected with enterprise-grade rigor.
Deploy Lago on-prem, in a VPC or elsewhere.
Role-based access control to set user roles and permissions.
