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20 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.
Showing 1–20 of 20




Dodo Payments
Unified billing, payments, and distribution for AI and SaaS companies
From $4- Web
- API
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Maxio
Billing and financial reporting platform for B2B SaaS companies
From $599/mo- Web
- API
2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Metronome
Infrastructure for usage-based billing and monetization
Pricing not published- Web
- API
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Navan
AI-powered corporate travel and expense management with integrated corporate card
Free plan available- Web
- iOS
- Android
- +1
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Orb
Revenue design platform automating usage-based billing and pricing strategy
Pricing not published- Web
- API
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Paddle
The complete payments infrastructure for SaaS
From $5- Web
- API
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Plaid
The safer way to connect financial accounts
From $29/mo- API
- Web
- iOS
- +1
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Polar
Billing and revenue platform for AI and infrastructure companies
Free plan, then $20/mo- Web
- API
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

QuickBooks
Cloud accounting from Intuit with country specific editions, seat caps by plan and payroll charged separately
From $30/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
- +1
4 alternatives · 7 questions answered

Recurly
The subscription management platform built for growth
From $249/mo- Web
- API
4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

Stigg
Usage runtime platform for credits and entitlements
Free plan, then $399/mo- Web
- API
2 alternatives · 3 questions answered


Tipalti
Global payables automation for modern finance teams
Pricing not published- Web
- API
3 alternatives · 5 questions answered

Vertex
Enterprise tax determination, compliance, and e-invoicing software
Pricing on request- Web
- API
2 alternatives · 5 questions answered

Wise Business
The smart way to send and receive business payments
From $29/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
- +1
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Xero
Beautiful accounting software
From $13/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
- +1
4 alternatives · 11 limitations documented

Zuora
Subscription billing and revenue recognition for companies whose pricing is too complex for a payments platform
From $29/mo- Web
- API
4 alternatives · 6 questions answered
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