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Lago vs Flowglad
Lago has 10,568 GitHub stars, 750 forks, 23 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Flowglad has 0 stars, 0 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped —. Lago leads on adoption by 0% (10,568 vs 0 stars). Lago is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Flowglad is written in various languages under a licence not recorded in this registry. Lago has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Flowglad 0%. Lago was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Lago | Flowglad | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 11K | ★ 0 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | — |
| Forks | ⑂ 750 | ⑂ 0 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Lago if
- You weight community size — 11K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Flowglad if
- You want the Flowglad feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You evaluated both and Flowglad fits your workflow better
About Lago
Lago is an open source metering and usage based billing API written in Go under AGPL 3.0. It lives in the Business Software and Finance & Accounting ecosystem and sits between product usage and revenue. It turns events such as AI tokens, compute, API calls, seats, and custom events into billable metrics, pricing, credits, entitlements, invoices, and payments.
About Flowglad
Flowglad is a cross system automation and knowledge base project for accounting firms, listed in this registry under Business Software / Finance & Accounting.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lago or Flowglad more popular?
Lago has 10,568 GitHub stars and Flowglad has 0. Lago has the larger community by that measure.
Are Lago and Flowglad free?
Both are open source. Lago is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Flowglad has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Lago and Flowglad?
Lago is written in Go and Flowglad in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Lago or Flowglad?
Choose Lago if you want the larger community (10,568 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Flowglad if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.