FOSSBilling vs InstaPayments
FOSSBilling
fossbilling.orgInstaPayments
instapayments.ioSide by side
| Figure | FOSSBilling | InstaPayments |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Subscription Billing Software | 8.6 (#12) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Support | The project points users to its documentation, community Discord, and email address for assistance. | The official site offers live chat, email and phone contact, while the Premium plan includes priority support. |
| What it does | FOSSBilling is a billing and client-management system for hosting providers and digital-service businesses. | InstaPayments provides no-code Stripe payment pages and a customer billing portal. |
Plans
InstaPayments
- Essential$29 a month
- Growth$75 a month
- Premium$499 a month
- Braintree$25 a month
In their own words
FOSSBilling
FOSSBilling is free, open-source billing and client-management software for hosting and other online service businesses. It can issue invoices automatically, send payment reminders, handle recurring or one-time pricing, support multiple currencies and apply promo codes. Hosting products can create and manage accounts through cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin, HestiaCP, CWP and Plesk. Domain functions cover registration, renewal, transfers and WHOIS checks through registrar integrations, though domain prices are entered manually rather than retrieved live. A REST API provides admin, authenticated-client and public guest endpoints. Documented protections include HTTPS enforcement, session fingerprinting, CSRF protection, rate limiting, IP blocking, CAPTCHA and activity logs. It is self-hosted, requiring PHP 8.3, 8.4 or 8.5 and a MySQL-compatible database, with Apache, LiteSpeed/OpenLiteSpeed or NGINX. The project is beta, under active development, and notes rough edges and limited support.
InstaPayments
InstaPayments has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.