Is Conta or Lago better?

Neither clearly leads. Conta starts at Free and Lago at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Conta or Lago?

Conta starts at Free and Lago at Free.

Does Conta or Lago run on more platforms?

Conta runs on Web. Lago runs on Web, Cloud, Self-hosted, On-premise, VPC.

Can I use Conta for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Conta best used for?

Conta is most often used for norwegian small business accounting and invoicing, project and department cost tracking, ehf/einvoice generation for norwegian regulatory compliance. Of those, norwegian small business accounting and invoicing and project and department cost tracking are not what Lago is typically brought in for.

What can Conta do that Lago cannot?

Lago covers Real-time usage metering, Multiple pricing models, Automated invoicing, Prepaid credits.

Accounting · head to head

Conta vs Lago

Conta

Accounting

Norwegian accounting software for small and growing businesses

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Lago

Accounting

Open-source billing infrastructure for usage-based models

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Conta norwegian pricing only: displayed in NOK without multi-currency support for international comparisons; Lago free tier limited to 10,000 entities per month with 5M event cap
Prices and features above were last checked on 2 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Conta and Lago actually diverge.

Attributes where Conta and Lago differ
Attribute	Conta	Lago
Pricing model	subscription	Freemium with optional paid tiers
Platforms	Web	Web, Cloud, Self-hosted, On-premise, VPC

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Conta

Nothing recorded that Lago does not also cover.

Only in Lago

Real-time usage metering
Multiple pricing models
Automated invoicing
Prepaid credits
Entitlements
Multi-currency support
Payment orchestration
Revenue analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Conta

Norwegian small business accounting and invoicingnot Lago
Project and department cost trackingnot Lago
EHF/eInvoice generation for Norwegian regulatory compliancenot Lago

Lago

Building usage-based billing for high-volume APIs and infrastructurenot Conta
Implementing metered billing for AI and tokenized servicesnot Conta
Creating subscription and hybrid pricing modelsnot Conta
Managing multi-currency billing for global companiesnot Conta
Maintaining billing infrastructure without vendor lock-innot Conta

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Conta

Norwegian pricing only: displayed in NOK without multi-currency support for international comparisons
Annual billing required: no monthly-pay option for either tier, forcing yearly commitment
Pro tier vaporware: listed as 'coming soon' with no pricing or feature roadmap provided
Limited feature differentiation: Smart tier is 'most selected' by customers but does not clearly explain what additional business value justifies 62% price premium over Standard

Lago

Free tier limited to 10,000 entities per month with 5M event cap
No specific pricing published for Pro annual plan or Scale plan
Self-hosted and on-premise deployments require engineering resources
Community support only on free tier
Scale plan requires annual contracts and sales engagement

Pricing, plan by plan

Conta

Free

Conta Regnskap Standard$209/month (billed annually)
Conta Regnskap Smart$339/month (billed annually)
Conta Regnskap Pro$undefined/mo

Lago

Free

Build (Free)Free
- 10,000 managed entities per month
- 5M usage events per month
- 1K events per second rate limit
Pro$399/month
- 10,000 entities included (graduated pricing to 100K)
- 25M usage events included (to 500M with graduated rates)
- 10K events per second (upgradeable to 100K)
Scale$null/custom
- Custom entity and event volumes
- 50K events per second (upgradeable to 100K)
- RBAC and SSO (SAML)

Which should you pick?

Choose Conta if

You want to start without paying.

Conta review

Choose Lago if

You need real-time usage metering.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Cloud, Self-hosted, On-premise, VPC.
You also want multiple pricing models.

Lago review

Questions people ask

Is Conta or Lago better?: Neither clearly leads. Conta starts at Free and Lago at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Conta or Lago?: Conta starts at Free and Lago at Free.
Does Conta or Lago run on more platforms?: Conta runs on Web. Lago runs on Web, Cloud, Self-hosted, On-premise, VPC.
Can I use Conta for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Conta best used for?: Conta is most often used for norwegian small business accounting and invoicing, project and department cost tracking, ehf/einvoice generation for norwegian regulatory compliance. Of those, norwegian small business accounting and invoicing and project and department cost tracking are not what Lago is typically brought in for.
What can Conta do that Lago cannot?: Lago covers Real-time usage metering, Multiple pricing models, Automated invoicing, Prepaid credits.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Conta: How much does Conta cost per month?

Conta Regnskap Standard costs 209 NOK/month and Smart costs 339 NOK/month, billed annually. Both exclude VAT and include a 30-day free trial option.

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Lago: Can I use Lago open-source for free?

Yes, Lago is open-source under the AGPLv3 license and can be self-hosted. The cloud-based Build plan is also free with limits of 10,000 entities and 5M events per month.

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Conta: Can I pay monthly instead of annually?

No. Both Standard and Smart tiers require annual billing at a fixed monthly rate. Monthly-payment options are not available.

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Lago: What payment providers does Lago integrate with?

Lago integrates with Stripe and Adyen for payment processing. It is not a payment processor itself but orchestrates payments through these providers.

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Conta: What is included in the Standard vs. Smart plan?

Standard includes accounting, invoicing, unlimited receipts, mobile app, and EHF/eInvoice. Smart adds KID numbers, unlimited EHF, project/department management, free chat/phone support, and exclusive equipment discounts.

Source

Lago: Does Lago support multiple currencies?

Yes, Lago supports multi-currency billing with automatic currency conversion for global businesses.

Source

Conta: When will the Pro plan be available and what will it cost?

The Pro tier is listed as 'coming soon' on the pricing page with no published pricing or launch date provided.

Source

Conta vs Lago

Conta

Lago

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Conta

Only in Lago

What people use each for

Conta

Lago

Where each one falls short

Conta

Lago

Pricing, plan by plan

Conta

Lago

Which should you pick?

Choose Conta if

Choose Lago if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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