Chargebee alternative
A Chargebee alternative with a flat monthly price
Chargebee and Two Minute Billing both bill subscriptions through your own payment gateway. Chargebee's Billing plans take a percentage of invoicing volume and connect to more gateways. We charge a flat monthly price with 0% of revenue, and you can self-host the open-source engine.
We make Two Minute Billing. Last updated October 29, 2026.
At a glance
| Topic | Two Minute Billing | Chargebee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Flat monthly plan | Percentage of invoicing volume |
| Self-hosting | Free, every feature | Hosted service |
| Gateway | Your own account | Your own account |
Chargebee facts from its public pages, as of October 29, 2026.
Two Minute Billing vs Chargebee
Price, fees and features, side by side. Chargebee facts come from its own pricing pages and docs, as of October 29, 2026.
| Topic | Two Minute Billing | Chargebee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Two Minute Billing Free plan while you bill less than $1,000 a month. Then a flat monthly price by billing volume. | Chargebee Billing plans priced on monthly invoicing volume. The pricing page shows $0 + 0.80% and $99 + 0.65%. Enterprise: schedule a demo. |
| Fee on your revenue | Two Minute Billing 0%. No percentage of revenue and no fee per transaction to us. | Chargebee Yes. A percentage of monthly invoicing volume. |
| Other costs | Two Minute Billing Your payment gateway's own processing fees. Self-hosting is free: you pay for your servers. | Chargebee Enterprise has no listed price. Quoting (CPQ) and revenue recognition are priced on their own. |
| Who is the seller | Two Minute Billing You. Payments go to your own payment gateway account. | Chargebee You, through one of its connected gateways. |
| Payment gateways | Two Minute Billing 12 gateways on your own accounts: Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Square, Adyen, Checkout.com, Authorize.net, Mollie, GoCardless, Razorpay, Cashfree and PayU. | Chargebee 40+ gateway integrations. |
| Sales tax and VAT | Two Minute Billing US sales tax by state, VAT with reverse charge and VIES checks, and GST. You enter the rates. We do not look them up or file. | Chargebee US sales tax from rates you enter or upload, or from Avalara or TaxJar. EU VAT with reverse charge and VIES checks. |
| India GST | Two Minute Billing GST by place of supply (CGST and SGST, or IGST), GSTIN and HSN or SAC codes on invoices, and TDS recorded on the invoice. | Chargebee Supported: CGST and SGST in your own region, IGST otherwise, and a GSTIN in the customer's billing info. |
| Self-hosting and open source | Two Minute Billing Open source under the AGPL-3.0. Self-host every feature, or use our Cloud. | Chargebee Hosted service. Its pricing page lists no self-hosted or open-source edition. |
| Subscription analytics | Two Minute Billing MRR, ARR, churn, net and gross revenue retention, quick ratio, lifetime value and cohorts, per currency. | Chargebee RevenueStory analytics, usage analytics and a basic report builder. |
What each one costs
Every fee we could find on each product's public pages, including fees on revenue, fees per transaction and minimums.
Two Minute Billing
- Free plan while you bill less than $1,000 a month, in live mode, with every feature.
- Then a flat monthly price by billing volume.
- Paid Cloud plans start at $29 a month.
- 0% of your revenue. No fee per transaction to us.
- Your payment gateway charges its own processing fees, as it does today.
- Bill more than your plan covers and billing carries on. We ask you to change to a larger plan.
- The self-hosted edition is free, with every feature. You pay for your own servers.
Chargebee
- A percentage of monthly invoicing volume. The pricing page shows $0 + 0.80% and $99 + 0.65%, with a $66K breakeven between the two.
- Enterprise has no listed price. You schedule a demo.
- Quoting (CPQ) and revenue recognition are separate products, each with its own price.
From Chargebee's public pages, as of October 29, 2026.
When Two Minute Billing fits
- Your billing fee grows with your revenue, and you want a flat monthly price.
- You want to self-host the billing engine or read its code.
- One of our 12 gateways already collects your payments.
When Chargebee is the better fit
- Your gateway is not one of our 12. Chargebee lists 40+ gateway integrations.
- You want Avalara or TaxJar to find your US sales tax rates.
- You want quoting (CPQ) and revenue recognition from the same vendor.
What to plan for
Our limits against Chargebee, said up front.
- 12 gateways. We cannot charge through a gateway that is not one of them.
- You enter tax rates yourself. We do not look them up or file returns.
Moving from Chargebee
We have no self-serve import from Chargebee. You set up your plans and customers with us, and your past invoices stay in Chargebee. Talk to us before you plan a move.
Talk to our teamFrequently asked questions
Try it in test mode
Select Two Minute Billing for a flat price and an engine you can run yourself. Stay with Chargebee if your gateway is not on our list. Sign up free, connect a test gateway and bill a test customer.
All comparisons
Last updated October 29, 2026. Chargebee facts checked on October 29, 2026.
How we compare: We read each product's public pricing pages and docs, and note the date we checked them. We do not test their products or use review scores.
We make Two Minute Billing, so we are not neutral. Chargebee is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to compare. Something changed? Tell us.