Best Subscription Billing Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Pabbly Subscriptions is ranked #1 of 42 as of 2 October 2026, ahead of Kill Bill and UniBee. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Kill Bill. The lowest first paid tier on this page is BillingServ at £4.17/mo.
Recurring revenue brings billing tasks such as payment access, subscription changes, and usage charges into focus. Compare customer billing portals, dunning automation, and proration controls, then check for multi-currency billing, tax automation, and usage-based billing. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer additional cost reference points. The ranking opens with Pabbly Subscriptions, Kill Bill, and UniBee, with Gotransverse, OneBill, PayWhirl, Lago, and BillingPlatform Accounts Receivable also among the first entries. Which capabilities matter most depends on how you charge customers and manage subscription changes, so weigh the listed controls and automation against your billing workflows.
42 subscription billing software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Usage-based billing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pabbly Subscriptions | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $14/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | Yes | View |
| 2 |  Kill Bill | 8.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 40 /mo | Yes | View |
| 3 |  UniBee | 8.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | Yes | View |
| 4 | Gotransverse | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $37,500/mo | — | — | Yes | View |
| 5 | OneBill | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 6 | PayWhirl | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | — | View |
| 7 | Lago | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 | BillingPlatform Accounts Receivable | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | BILLmanager | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €50/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 10 | Stripe Billing | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 11 | Younium | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 12 |  Ordway | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 13 |  Tridens Monetization | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 14 |  Zoho Billing | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $39/mo | No | 39 /mo | — | View |
| 15 |  Zuora Billing | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 16 | Paddle Billing | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 17 |  Aria Billing | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 18 |  Piano Analytics | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 19 | Metronome | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 20 | OpenMeter | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 21 | BillaBear | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 22 | Meteroid | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 23 | Recurly | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $249/mo | No | 249 /mo | — | View |
| 24 |  Billforward | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $50/mo | No | 50 /mo | — | View |
| 25 | BillingServ | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | £4.17/mo | No | — | — | View |
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which subscription billing software is ranked first on Inferse?
Pabbly Subscriptions is ranked #1 of 42 with a score of 8.5. Kill Bill is second and UniBee third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, BillingServ has the lowest first paid tier we found: £4.17/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.