Our take
Pick Chargebee if finance / product teams who will stay on Starter at $0 (Chargebee Billing customers only) while they open a first Subscriptions list, then pay the Growth Flow tile at $0 + 0.80% or $99 / month + 0.65% once monthly invoicing volume is on the estimator. Pick Lemon Squeezy if indie / SaaS teams who will stay on $0 / month platform (5% + 50¢ per paid checkout) while they open a first Orders list,
Best for
Chargebee Plans you invoice with a public % tile
Lemon Squeezy Paid rows you start at $0 platform
Free plan
Chargebee $0 · “Launch subscriber growth experiments for free on enterprise-grade infrastructure.” Copy says exclusively for Chargebee Billing customers
Lemon Squeezy $0 · / month. No monthly seat
Lowest paid
Chargebee Not published by the vendor
Lemon Squeezy Not published by the vendor
Runs where
Chargebee Local or hosted
Lemon Squeezy Hosted
Watch out
Chargebee Starter $0 is for Chargebee Billing customers
Lemon Squeezy The 5% + 50¢ is per paid checkout, not a seat
Last checked
Chargebee 2026-10-23 · chargebee.com/pricing
Lemon Squeezy 2026-10-23 · lemonsqueezy.com/pricing
finance / product teams who will stay on Starter at $0 (Chargebee Billing customers only) while they open a first Subscriptions list, then pay the Growth Flow tile at $0 + 0.80% or $99 / month + 0.65% once monthly invoicing volume is on the estimator.
Read the Chargebee pageindie / SaaS teams who will stay on $0 / month platform (5% + 50¢ per paid checkout) while they open a first Orders list, instead of a $25–$99 billing seat.
Read the Lemon Squeezy page
