Pick Lago if
finance-plus-eng teams who will stay on self-host $0 while they open a first customer billing overview, then request Lago Cloud when they want Lago to run ClickHouse / Kafka and SOC 2 for them.
Read the Lago pageLago vs RevenueCat
Our take
Pick Lago if finance-plus-eng teams who will stay on self-host $0 while they open a first customer billing overview, then request Lago Cloud when they want Lago to run ClickHouse / Kafka and SOC 2 for them. Pick RevenueCat if mobile / subscription teams who will stay free up to $2,500 monthly tracked revenue while they open a first Overview, then pay 1% of MTR in months that cross $2,500 (example on the billing
Best for
Lago Plans, usage, and invoices you can start at $0
RevenueCat MRR and active subs you start at $0
Free plan
Lago $0 · you run the app. Premium features (invoice previews, extra entities, some integrations) are add-ons — do not invent those dollars
RevenueCat $0 · while MTR tracked is under $2,500 in the billing period. All features included on the page we fetched
Lowest paid
Lago Not published by the vendor
RevenueCat Pro / usage $2
Runs where
Lago Local or hosted
RevenueCat Local or hosted
Watch out
Lago Cloud has no printed public $
RevenueCat The 1% is of full MTR, not the dollars above $2,500
Last checked
Lago 2026-10-23 · getlago.com/pricing
RevenueCat 2026-10-23 · revenuecat.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick RevenueCat if
mobile / subscription teams who will stay free up to $2,500 monthly tracked revenue while they open a first Overview, then pay 1% of MTR in months that cross $2,500 (example on the billing docs: $2,600 MTR → $26).
Read the RevenueCat page