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Invoicing

Open-source alternatives to Chargebee

1 self-hostable option you can run on your own server, compared on facts from GitHub (fetched Oct 21, 2026).

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ToolLago
GitHub stars10,703
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Last pushOct 21, 2026 Active
Forks771
Open issues + PRs33
Main languageGo
LinksRepo · Website

Highlighted cells mark the highest star count and the most recent push. Source: GitHub REST API, per-tool links on each tool page. Copyleft licenses (AGPL/GPL) require sharing modifications if you distribute or (AGPL) serve them; check the repo license before deploying.

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