Chargebee

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)

Pricing model

Hybrid (base + usage) [2]chargebee.com/pricing/“Free for the first USD 250K of cumulative billing, then 0.75% on billing”chargebee.com/pricing/“Performance: USD 7,188/yr — Annual commitment / Billed monthly”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]chargebee.com/pricing/“Starter: Free for first $250K cumulative billing, then 0.75% monthly on billing above threshold. Performance: $7,188/year (billed monthly) for up to $100K billing/month”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]chargebee.com/pricing/“Free for the first USD 250K of cumulative billing, then 0.75% on billing”

Free tier details

Starter plan: free for the first $250K cumulative billing, then 0.75% per month on billing volume above that threshold. No time limit - this is a recurring production plan, not a trial. [5]chargebee.com/pricing/“Free for first $250K cumulative billing, then 0.75% monthly on billing above threshold. Includes: Flexible billing, checkout, usage metering, multi-region sales tax, 35+ payment gateways”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [6]chargebee.com/pricing/“Enterprise: Custom quote required. Includes: Multi-entity support, account hierarchy, on-demand discounting, contract terms”

Minimum commitment

Performance plan requires annual commitment at $7,188/year (billed monthly) for up to $100K billing/month. [7]chargebee.com/pricing/“Performance: $7,188/year (billed monthly) for up to $100K billing/month. Annual commitment required.”

• Usage-based billing
• Dunning / recovery
• Revenue recognition
• Tax / VAT handling
• Entitlements

Supported actions

create_subscription, update_subscription, cancel_subscription, pause_subscription, resume_subscription, schedule_subscription_changes, usage_metering, tiered_pricing, flat_fee_pricing, volume_pricing, stairstep_pricing, hybrid_pricing, proration, invoicing, advance_invoicing, consolidated_invoicing, credit_notes, dunning, smart_payment_retry, automatic_card_updater, revenue_recognition, deferred_revenue, tax_calculation, entitlements, coupons, trials, customer_portal, webhooks, multicurrency, multi_gateway_routing, account_hierarchy, contract_terms, backdated_actions, gift_subscriptions, in_app_purchases, cpq_quotes, promotional_credits, differential_pricing, calendar_billing, net_terms, chargeback_management [8]chargebee.com/features/“Complete lifecycle handling: creation, pausing, cancellation, reactivation, extension”apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/subscriptions“The API supports managing: Subscription items and item prices, Coupons and discounts, Charges (one-time and event-based), Invoices (including advance invoicing schedules), Payment sources”

Regions

North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Global (100+ currencies) [9]chargebee.com/integrations/“Chargebee explicitly supports three geographic areas: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific”chargebee.com/recurring-payments/multicurrency/“Chargebee supports 100+ currencies so you can accept payments from your customers in their preferred currency.”

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish [10]chargebee.com/docs/2.0/supported-locales.html“Chargebee supports locales for the following languages in multiple regions around the world.”chargebee.com/docs/2.0/configure-multiple-languages.html“Chargebee provides default translation for a set of languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish”

Input types

subscription objects, usage events, customer records, invoice line items, payment sources, product catalog items, coupon codes, quote objects, metered usage records

Output types

JSON, invoices (PDF), webhook events, revenue reports, hosted checkout, customer self-serve portal, credit notes, revenue recognition journal entries, subscription analytics

Webhooks

✓ Yes [11]apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/events/event-types“invoice_generated, invoice_updated, invoice_deleted, payment_succeeded, payment_failed, payment_refunded, subscription_cancelled”

Sandbox / test mode

✓ Yes [12]apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api“A dedicated test site is automatically created with account signup. API keys are environment-specific. Use the test site API key during development and switch to the live site API key for production use.”

SDK languages

Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, Go, .NET [13]apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api“Chargebee maintains official client libraries for Node, Python, PHP, Java, Go, Ruby, and .NET. Framework adapters are available for Laravel and Next.js.”

MCP server

✓ Yes [14]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/developer-resources/mcp“The Chargebee MCP server lets AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and others) interact with the Chargebee API directly via the Model Context Protocol. npx -y @chargebee/mcp@latest”apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api“MCP Server enabling AI agent integration via the Model Context Protocol”

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [15]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/data-privacy-security/compliance-certificates“SOC 2 Type II report provides an independent assessment of Chargebee's control environment relevant to system security, availability, and confidentiality.”chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/kb/billing/soc-1-soc-2-type-ii-reports“SOC1 Type 2 and SOC2 Type 2 reports are available for download on your Chargebee Test site”

HIPAA

✓ Yes [16]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/data-privacy-security/hipaa-guidelines“Chargebee supports HIPAA compliance within its billing and subscription management platform.”

GDPR

✓ Yes [17]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/data-privacy-security/eu-gdpr“Chargebee is in compliance with the new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) issued by the EU Commission in June 2021”

ISO 27001

✓ Yes [18]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/data-privacy-security/compliance-certificates“ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the standards certificate for implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the information security management system.”

PCI DSS

✓ Yes [19]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/data-privacy-security/compliance-certificates“Chargebee is Level 1 PCI compliant. This standard ensures merchants meet minimum security requirements when handling cardholder data.”chargebee.com/security/pci-responsibility-matrix/“Chargebee Billing is certified as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0.”

Published SLA

✓ Yes [20]chargebee.com/recurring-payments/checkout-experience/“Chargebee's 99.9% Uptime Guarantee (SLA) ensures you can confidently rely on us for your global business operations.”chargebee.com/billing/“99.9% Uptime”

Rate limits

Starter: 150 API calls/minute; Performance: 1,000/minute; Enterprise (default): 3,500/minute; Enterprise (custom): no upper limit. Concurrency limits: 50 concurrent GET requests, 100 concurrent POST requests. Test sites: 150 calls/minute. Returns HTTP 429 when exceeded. [21]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/kb/platform/what-are-the-chargebee-api-limits“Starter: 150 API calls per minute. Performance: 1,000. Enterprise (default): 3,500. Enterprise (custom): No upper limit. Test sites: 150 API calls per minute.”apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/error-handling“50 concurrent GET requests, 100 concurrent POST requests. When limits are exceeded, users receive an HTTP 429 status code error.”

Known restrictions

Performance plan requires annual commitment; no monthly billing option, Revenue Recognition, CPQ (full), and Growth Enterprise products require Chargebee Billing subscription and separate pricing/contact-sales, HIPAA support is scoped to core billing platform only; BAA must be executed before sharing ePHI; does not extend to Receivables, RevRec, Retention, or Reveal products, Enterprise plan pricing is quote-only (contact sales) [22]chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/data-privacy-security/hipaa-guidelines“The BAA covers only the core billing and subscription platform. The agreement does not extend to third-party integrations, middleware, or other Chargebee products (Receivables, RevRec, Retention, Reveal)”chargebee.com/pricing/“Performance: $7,188/year (billed monthly) for up to $100K billing/month. Annual commitment required.”

• Docs
• llms.txt
• Status page

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

rest

Base URL

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/

Version

v2

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

basic

Idempotency keys

✓ Yes

Error format

vendor-specific JSON with api_error_code, message, type, param fields

Rate limit

150 / minute

SDKs

• Node.js chargebee · repo
• Python chargebee · repo
• PHP chargebee/chargebee-php · repo
• Java com.chargebee:chargebee-java · repo
• Ruby chargebee · repo
• Go github.com/chargebee/chargebee-go/v3 · repo
• .NET ChargeBee · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server
• Webhook events
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2011-01-01

Notable customers

Zapier, Typeform, Pret A Manger, Condé Nast, LegalZoom, Study.com, Brevo, A Cloud Guru

• Maxio

  "Power your AI business with the billing, rev rec, and reporting engine that's as smart and scalable as your next breakthrough."

  Subscription · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Recurly

  "Subscription Management Software & Recurring Billing Platform"

  Hybrid · public pricing · self-serve

• Stigg

  "Monetization Control Layer for AI Products"

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Lago

  "Lago is an open-source software for metering and usage-based billing. It's the best alternative to Chargebee, Recurly or Stripe Billing for companies that need to handle complex billing logic."

  Sales-led · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Stripe

  Financial infrastructure to grow your revenue.

  Usage · public pricing · self-serve

• Paddle

  "As the complete Merchant of Record, Paddle helps digital product companies to operate and grow, automatically."

  Usage · public pricing · self-serve

Chargebee alternatives · Chargebee vs Maxio · All Subscription & Billing APIs APIs

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2. 2026-06-21 Summary Md: (none) → Chargebee is a subscription and usage-based billing platform built for SaaS and…
3. 2026-06-21 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
4. 2026-06-21 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 65
5. 2026-06-21 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 100
6. 2026-06-21 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 25
7. 2026-06-21 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
8. 2026-06-21 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 100
9. 2026-06-21 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
10. 2026-06-21 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
11. 2026-06-21 Has Structured Data: (none) → No
12. 2026-06-21 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
13. 2026-06-21 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.chargebee.com
14. 2026-06-21 Docs URL: (none) → https://www.chargebee.com/docs
15. 2026-06-21 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.chargebee.com/llms.txt
16. 2026-06-21 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
17. 2026-06-21 Rendering: (none) → static
18. 2026-06-21 Pricing Model: set to hybrid
19. 2026-06-21 Has Published Pricing: set to Yes
20. 2026-06-21 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
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22. 2026-06-21 Minimum Commitment: set to Performance plan requires annual commitment at $7,188/year (billed monthly) for…
23. 2026-06-21 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-21 Requires Sales Call: set to No
25. 2026-06-21 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
26. 2026-06-21 SOC 2: set to type_2
27. 2026-06-21 HIPAA: set to Yes
28. 2026-06-21 GDPR: set to Yes
29. 2026-06-21 ISO 27001: set to Yes
30. 2026-06-21 PCI DSS: set to Yes
31. 2026-06-21 SLA Published: set to Yes
32. 2026-06-21 SLA URL: set to https://status.chargebee.com/uptime
33. 2026-06-21 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.chargebee.com/privacy/
34. 2026-06-21 Documented Rate Limits: set to Starter: 150 API calls/minute; Performance: 1,000/minute; Enterprise (default):…
35. 2026-06-21 Rate Limit Window: set to minute
36. 2026-06-21 Known Restrictions: set to Performance plan requires annual commitment; no monthly billing option, Revenue…
37. 2026-06-21 Auth Methods: set to basic
38. 2026-06-21 Auth Docs URL: set to https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api?prod_cat_ver=2
39. 2026-06-21 API Style: set to rest
40. 2026-06-21 Base URL: set to https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/
41. 2026-06-21 API Version: set to v2
42. 2026-06-21 Versioning Scheme: set to url
43. 2026-06-21 Stability: set to ga
44. 2026-06-21 Deprecation Policy URL: set to https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/versioning
45. 2026-06-21 MCP URL: set to https://www.chargebee.com/docs/billing/2.0/developer-resources/mcp
46. 2026-06-21 Quickstart URL: set to https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/getting-started
47. 2026-06-21 Idempotency Supported: set to Yes
48. 2026-06-21 Slug: set to chargebee
49. 2026-06-21 Webhook Events URL: set to https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/events/event-types
50. 2026-06-21 Requires Verification: set to No

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