Chargebee Review, Pricing & Features

Chargebee is a subscription billing platform for SaaS companies. See Starter, Performance, and Enterprise pricing plus key billing and revenue features.

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Payments
Pricing
Freemium, from Free
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Last updated
July 18, 2026
Founded
2011
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA & Chennai, India
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Overview

Chargebee is a subscription billing and revenue management platform founded in 2011 in Chennai, India, now with dual headquarters in San Francisco and Chennai. It automates recurring billing operations — invoicing, payments, dunning, and revenue reporting — for more than 6,500 subscription and SaaS businesses.

The platform is built to remove the operational overhead of running recurring billing manually, handling everything from checkout and payment collection to failed-payment recovery and usage-based monetization for companies with metered or consumption pricing.

Key Features

Chargebee supports recurring, usage-based, and hybrid billing models, hosted checkout pages and a self-serve customer portal, coupon and discount management, and integrations with more than 35 payment gateways. Smart dunning automates retrying and communicating around failed payments to reduce involuntary churn.

For larger organizations, Chargebee adds multi-entity billing and account hierarchy management, consolidated invoicing, and custom-domain checkout pages, along with a full API for teams building custom billing workflows on top of the platform.

Pricing

The Starter plan is free for up to $250,000 in cumulative lifetime billing, after which a 0.75% overage fee applies. The Performance plan costs $599/month (annual commitment) and covers up to $100,000 in monthly recurring revenue with the same overage rate beyond that.

The Enterprise plan is custom-priced and adds multi-entity billing, account hierarchy, and negotiated contract terms for larger organizations with complex billing structures.

Key Features

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Free Starter tier accessible to early-stage startups up to $250K in lifetime billing
  • Strong dunning and failed-payment recovery tooling
  • Broad payment gateway coverage (35+) for global businesses
  • Scales from free tier to enterprise multi-entity billing on one platform

Cons

  • Overage fees (0.75%) apply once billing volume exceeds each plan's threshold
  • Performance plan requires an annual commitment
  • Enterprise pricing is not publicly listed and requires a sales conversation
  • Feature depth and configuration options can create a learning curve for new users

Pricing

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chargebee free?

The Starter plan is free for businesses with up to $250,000 in cumulative lifetime billing processed through Chargebee; a 0.75% overage fee applies beyond that.

How much does Chargebee's Performance plan cost?

The Performance plan costs $599 per month, billed with an annual commitment (roughly $7,188/year), and covers up to $100,000 in monthly recurring revenue.

Does Chargebee support usage-based billing?

Yes, Chargebee supports usage-based and hybrid billing models that combine flat subscription fees with metered charges.

Does Chargebee integrate with Stripe and PayPal?

Yes, Chargebee integrates with more than 35 payment gateways, including major processors like Stripe and PayPal.

What is included in Chargebee Enterprise?

Enterprise adds multi-entity billing, account hierarchy management, and custom negotiated contract terms, with pricing quoted individually.

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