Kill Bill
Open-Source Subscription Billing and Payments Platform.
Overview
Kill Bill is a comprehensive open-source billing and payments platform. It provides a flexible, real-time system that can handle subscription management, invoicing, and payment processing. Its modular architecture allows businesses to customize and extend the platform to meet their specific needs, and it supports usage-based billing through its usage metering capabilities.
✨ Key Features
- Open-source and self-hostable
- Real-time subscription management
- Usage-based billing and metering
- Invoicing and dunning engine
- Payment gateway abstraction
- Plugin architecture for extensibility
- Finance and analytics reporting
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Mature and feature-rich open-source platform
- Highly extensible through a plugin architecture
- Real-time billing engine
Unique Value: Kill Bill offers a comprehensive, enterprise-grade billing and payments platform under an open-source license, providing unparalleled flexibility and control without licensing fees.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Used by a variety of companies globally that require a flexible, self-hosted billing solution.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Companies without the technical resources to deploy, manage, and maintain an open-source platform.
- Businesses that prefer a fully managed, out-of-the-box SaaS solution.
🏆 Alternatives
Compared to other open-source options like Lago, Kill Bill is a more mature platform with a broader set of out-of-the-box features. Unlike SaaS platforms, it offers complete freedom for customization and self-hosting.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise Support tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: The open-source software is free.
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