Lago

Lago lets you separate a measurement from its price. For example, a storage event can carry a number of gigabytes, while the billable metric decides how those values are added or carried across billing periods. A plan then sets what the resulting quantity costs.

When creating a billable metric, choose its event code, calculation method and property to measure. Filters can separate dimensions such as a cloud provider. The recurring setting determines whether the measured state carries into the next period or resets. These choices matter as much as the price: a sum of consumption and a count of active seats describe different things.

Choose who operates the system

Self-hosted setup requires an organization account with a billing email and administrator password. In the web app, the Developer section provides the programming interface (API) keys. Running the code yourself also means maintaining its databases, upgrades and monitoring.

Cloud accounts are arranged with Lago's team. Confirm the region first because the API address must match it. Create the metric, plan and customer, assign the plan, send usage, then connect a payment provider. Lago prepares and tracks invoices; the connected provider processes payments.

Premium features and extras require attention when comparing editions. The pricing page lists capabilities such as progressive billing, tax integrations and automatic payment follow-up as add-ons. A free deployment should not be assumed to contain every commercial feature.

Cloud has no separate sandbox inside an organization. Use another organization for testing. Before sending real bills, check that event codes, recurring behavior and payment integration match the intended pricing model.