Kill Bill vs NovaBilling
Kill Bill
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| Figure | Kill Bill | NovaBilling |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9,999/mo | $49/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Dunning Management Software | 9.1 (#4) | 8.0 (#25) |
| Intended users | The maker describes Kill Bill as serving online businesses, teams needing customization, startups, and growth-stage companies. | The site describes the product for developers, business leaders, and product teams, with a focus on businesses operating across borders. |
| Payments | A common payment API routes transactions through gateway plugins and supports refunds and chargebacks. | The listed payment providers are Stripe, Paystack, Flutterwave, DPO Group, PayU, and PesaPal. |
| Product | Kill Bill is an open-source, programmable billing platform with APIs for pricing models, subscriptions, invoices, and payment gateway integrations. | NovaBilling provides subscriptions, usage-based metering, invoicing, and prepaid wallets through one API. |
| Security | The overview describes encryption at rest and in transit, TLS communications, AES-256 stored-data encryption, audit logs, role-based access controls, and multi-tenant isolation. | The site describes AES-256 encryption for provider credentials, JWT and API key authentication, rate limiting, and isolated tenant databases. |
| Support | The self-hosted open-source option includes community support, while paid support tiers are separately purchased for customer-managed deployments. | The Community plan lists GitHub community support; the Cloud plan lists priority email support. |
| Usage billing | Usage can be priced in tiers or blocks, recorded through the API and billed in arrears. | Usage-based billing supports six aggregation types: COUNT, SUM, MAX, UNIQUE_COUNT, LATEST, and WEIGHTED_SUM. |
Plans
Kill Bill
- Kill Bill open sourceFree
- Self-Hosted Open SourceFree
- Aviate$9,999 a month
- AWS MarketplacePrice not published
- Hosted Platform (ChaChing)Priced on request
In their own words
Kill Bill
Kill Bill is an open-source, programmable billing platform with APIs for pricing models, subscriptions, invoices, and payment gateway integrations. It supports usage-based billing, and plugins connect its payment platform to gateways, issuing banks, and fraud tools. The web-based Kaui back-office interface lets teams configure price books and manage subscriptions and payments. Listed integrations include Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Braintree, GoCardless, Coinbase, Avalara, and Vertex. Installation options include Docker and Tomcat; Kill Bill can run on Windows, Mac, or Linux computers, or on a Linux cloud server. Described security controls include encryption at rest and in transit, TLS communications, AES-256 stored-data encryption, audit logs, role-based access, and multi-tenant isolation. The self-hosted open-source option includes community support, but customers operate and upgrade it; paid support tiers are purchased separately for customer-managed deployments. The AWS Marketplace option is listed at ~$40/mo, plus AWS infrastructure costs. Hosted-platform pricing follows a separate commercial model. The maker describes the product as serving online businesses, customization-focused teams, startups, and growth-stage companies.
NovaBilling
NovaBilling has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.