GetPaidHQ vs Chargebee.
Chargebee is a mature, fully hosted subscription-management platform with deep RevOps tooling. GetPaidHQ trades that breadth for ownership: open-source billing you run on your own infrastructure, on any processor, without paying a percentage of your revenue.
Free and open-source under AGPLv3 — self-host today, or talk to us about cloud.
At a glance.
Both support multiple gateways and the full range of recurring pricing models. The difference is hosting, source availability, and how you pay for it.
| Capability | GetPaidHQ | Chargebee |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Self-host, or managed Cloud | Fully hosted SaaS |
| Source code | Open-source (AGPLv3) | Proprietary |
| Where billing data lives | Your own infrastructure | Chargebee's cloud |
| Pricing model | Free to self-host — you pay for infra | Subscription that scales with billed revenue |
| Payment processors | Any processor, via an adapter interface | Many supported gateways |
| Multi-processor routing | Per region, customer, or failover | Gateway routing within the platform |
| Fixed, usage-based & hybrid pricing | ||
| Built-in dunning | ||
| Vendor lock-in | Fork and run it forever | Tied to the platform |
Which one is right for you?
Chargebee is the better choice when…
- You want a fully managed platform with a large feature surface and no infrastructure to run.
- You rely on its deep RevOps, reporting, tax, and accounting/ERP integrations.
- You need vendor-backed enterprise support and SLAs out of the box.
- A revenue-scaled subscription is an acceptable cost for that breadth.
GetPaidHQ fits better when…
- You want to self-host and keep billing and customer data in your own perimeter.
- You would rather pay for infrastructure than a percentage of billed revenue.
- You want to read, fork, and extend the billing logic — no black boxes.
- You need to route charges across processors yourself, per region or for failover.
Moving from Chargebee.
GetPaidHQ uses the same core primitives — customers, subscriptions, plans, usage, and invoices — so your billing model maps over cleanly. Import customers and subscriptions through the API, wire up the processors you already use behind the adapter interface, and run both systems in parallel through a billing cycle before you cut over.
GetPaidHQ vs Chargebee — FAQ.
- Is GetPaidHQ a Chargebee alternative?
- Yes — it covers the same recurring, usage-based, and hybrid billing models with dunning and invoicing. The trade-off is that GetPaidHQ is open-source and self-hosted rather than a fully managed SaaS.
- How is the pricing different?
- Chargebee is a subscription that scales with the revenue you bill. GetPaidHQ is free to self-host under AGPLv3 — your only cost is the infrastructure you run it on, or managed Cloud if you choose it.
- Does GetPaidHQ have Chargebee’s RevOps and reporting depth?
- Not the same breadth today. GetPaidHQ focuses on the billing and payments core. If you depend heavily on Chargebee’s analytics, tax, and accounting integrations, weigh that before switching.
- Can I keep my current payment gateways?
- Yes. Any processor can be added behind GetPaidHQ’s adapter interface, so you keep the gateways you already use and can route between them.
Own your billing stack.
Self-host GetPaidHQ for free today, or talk to us about managed Cloud.
Free and open-source under AGPLv3 — self-host today, or talk to us about cloud.