Lago
Open-source, metering and usage-based billing API with full deployment control and GDPR compliance
- Data: EU
- GDPR-native
- EU-owned
- Self-hostable
- Open source
Lago is an open-source billing platform built in Paris that enables organizations to manage complex, hybrid pricing models with full transparency and control. It supports usage metering, subscription management, revenue analytics, and payment orchestration while offering flexible deployment (cloud, self-hosted, VPC) and native GDPR compliance with EEA data residency.
Lago is an open-source billing platform built in Paris that enables organizations to manage complex, hybrid pricing models with full transparency and control. It supports usage metering, subscription management, revenue analytics, and payment orchestration while offering flexible deployment (cloud, self-hosted, VPC) and native GDPR compliance with EEA data residency.
Highlights
- ✓Open-source (AGPLv3) with 10k+ stars and transparent, inspectable codebase
- ✓GDPR-native with EEA data processing by default and full self-hosting for data sovereignty
- ✓SOC 2 Type II certified with enterprise-grade security and role-based access controls
- ✓Flexible deployment (cloud, self-hosted, VPC) and supports complex hybrid pricing models (subscriptions + usage + prepaid)
- Data location
- EU
- Pricing
- Contact
- EU-owned
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- Yes
Good for
- AI companies billing GPUs, tokens, and credits with complex hybrid models at scale
- SaaS platforms automating multi-product pricing iterations and entitlements management without engineering bottlenecks
- Finance and fintech organizations needing GDPR-compliant, on-premises billing for regulatory control
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Lago EU-owned and GDPR-native?
- Lago — European-owned: Yes; GDPR-native: Yes; self-hostable: Yes; data stored in: EU.
- How much does Lago cost?
- Pricing model: Contact. Check Lago's own site for current plans and numbers.
- What are European alternatives to Lago?
- Compare GDPR-native European alternatives to Lago — where each one is built, owned and hosted.
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