Metered
Usage-Based Billing Infrastructure.
Overview
Metered provides the core infrastructure for developers to build usage-based billing systems. It offers a simple yet powerful API to track usage, manage pricing plans, and calculate billing amounts, allowing companies to build a custom billing experience without creating the underlying metering and rating engine.
✨ Key Features
- Developer-first API
- Real-time usage tracking
- Flexible pricing plan management via API
- Idempotent event submission
- Pre-built metering primitives
- Webhooks for billing events
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Purely API-driven, providing maximum flexibility for developers
- Simplicity and focus on core metering and rating infrastructure
- Clear, straightforward pricing for startups
Unique Value: Offers developers the essential building blocks to create a completely custom usage-based billing experience, without the overhead of building the core metering infrastructure from scratch.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Creating a pay-as-you-go billing model for a new service
- Integrating usage metering directly into an application's backend
- Building a custom checkout and billing portal using Metered's API
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Companies looking for a no-code, out-of-the-box billing solution with a user interface for management.
🏆 Alternatives
Provides a more focused, API-only solution compared to full-stack platforms, giving developers more control and flexibility over the final implementation.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Business tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Up to 100 customers
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