Is Lago or MYOB better?

Neither clearly leads. Lago starts at Free and MYOB at 12/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Lago or MYOB?

Lago has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Lago and 12/year for MYOB.

Does Lago or MYOB run on more platforms?

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

Can I use Lago for free?

Yes. Lago has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. MYOB starts at 12/year.

What is Lago best used for?

Lago is most often used for building usage-based billing for high-volume apis and infrastructure, implementing metered billing for ai and tokenized services, creating subscription and hybrid pricing models, managing multi-currency billing for global companies. Of those, building usage-based billing for high-volume apis and infrastructure and implementing metered billing for ai and tokenized services are not what MYOB is typically brought in for.

What can Lago do that MYOB cannot?

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

Accounting · head to head

Lago vs MYOB

Lago

Accounting

Open-source billing infrastructure for usage-based models

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

MYOB

Accounting

Australian accounting and business management software for small and mid-sized businesses

From: 12/year
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Lago has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Lago free tier limited to 10,000 entities per month with 5M event cap; MYOB every published price is promotional and reverts to a higher regular rate after an introductory period, for example Business Pro rises from AUD 21/month to AUD 70/month after 6 months
Prices and features above were last checked on 29 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lago and MYOB actually diverge.

Attributes where Lago and MYOB differ
Attribute	Lago	MYOB
Starting price	Free	12/year
Pricing model	Freemium with optional paid tiers	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Cloud, Self-hosted, On-premise, VPC	Web

Identical on both: 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 Lago

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

Only in MYOB

Nothing recorded that Lago does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Lago

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

MYOB

Tracking income and unlimited expenses for tax lodgementnot Lago
Processing payroll with automated superannuation contributionsnot Lago
Managing GST compliance and Business Activity Statement filingnot Lago
Reconciling bank transactions and monitoring cash flownot Lago

Where each one falls short

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

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

MYOB

Every published price is promotional and reverts to a higher regular rate after an introductory period, for example Business Pro rises from AUD 21/month to AUD 70/month after 6 months
Adding payroll employees beyond the included allowance costs an extra AUD 3/month per additional employee on top of the plan price

Pricing, plan by plan

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)

MYOB

12/year

Solo by MYOB$99/year
- First year $12 (70% off)
Business Lite$315/year
- First year $94.50 (70% off)
- Payroll $3/month per employee max 2
Business Pro$70/month
- First 6 months $21 (70% off)
- Unlimited payroll employees
- 14-day free trial
Business AccountRight Plus$165/month
- First 3 months $66 (60% off)
- Unlimited payroll
- 14-day free trial

Which should you pick?

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

Choose MYOB if

Nothing in the data separates MYOB from Lago on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

MYOB review

Questions people ask

Is Lago or MYOB better?: Neither clearly leads. Lago starts at Free and MYOB at 12/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lago or MYOB?: Lago has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Lago and 12/year for MYOB.
Does Lago or MYOB run on more platforms?: Lago runs on Web, Cloud, Self-hosted, On-premise, VPC. MYOB runs on Web.
Can I use Lago for free?: Yes. Lago has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. MYOB starts at 12/year.
What is Lago best used for?: Lago is most often used for building usage-based billing for high-volume apis and infrastructure, implementing metered billing for ai and tokenized services, creating subscription and hybrid pricing models, managing multi-currency billing for global companies. Of those, building usage-based billing for high-volume apis and infrastructure and implementing metered billing for ai and tokenized services are not what MYOB is typically brought in for.
What can Lago do that MYOB cannot?: Lago covers Real-time usage metering, Multiple pricing models, Automated invoicing, Prepaid credits.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Source

MYOB: How much does MYOB cost?

MYOB pricing starts at $12 AUD per year (first year only) for Solo, with plans ranging to $165 AUD per month for AccountRight Plus after introductory periods expire.

Source

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.

Source

MYOB: What is MYOB's introductory pricing?

MYOB offers 60-70% off introductory pricing for the first 3-12 months depending on plan selection, after which regular pricing applies with no lock-in contracts.

Source

Lago: Does Lago support multiple currencies?

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

Source

MYOB: Does MYOB include payroll pricing?

Payroll starts at $3/month per employee (limited on lower tiers) and is included unlimited on Business Pro and AccountRight Plus plans.

Source

Lago vs MYOB

Lago

MYOB

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Lago

Only in MYOB

What people use each for

Lago

MYOB

Where each one falls short

Lago

MYOB

Pricing, plan by plan

Lago

MYOB

Which should you pick?

Choose Lago if

Choose MYOB if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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