Keep Stripe for payments. Move billing to Alguna.
Stripe is a great way to move money. Alguna is the billing, collections and revenue recognition layer on top of it, built for usage, commitments and custom contracts, and run by finance without engineering.
COMPARISON OVERVIEW
Alguna vs Stripe Billing at a glance
See how Alguna and Stripe Billing compare
Unified quote-to-revenue platform
CPQ, billing, and revenue recognition
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Not supported
Not offered
Run by finance, not engineering
Customers, contracts, and invoices set up in the dashboard
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Not supported
Not offered
Usage metering and automated billing
Real-time metering and flexible billing engine
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Supported
Supported
Pricing models
Subscriptions, tiered, usage-based, hybrid, outcome, credits
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Partially supported
Partially supported
AI collections
AI agent chases overdue invoices and handles replies
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Not supported
Not offered
Pilots, ramps, and minimums
Scheduled price changes across a contract
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Partially supported
Partially supported
Multi-currency and multi-entity support
Bill across multiple entities and currencies
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Supported
Supported
Developer API and SDKs
Robust developer documentation
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Supported
Supported
Transparent pricing without revenue share
Know exactly how much you're paying every month
- Alguna
- Supported
Supported
- Stripe Billing
- Not supported
Not offered
Keep Stripe. Upgrade your billing.
Say goodbye to manual workarounds
Bill for any pricing model, without engineering or manual workarounds.
Automate Revenue Recognition
Simplify month-end with automated RevRec, ASC 606 & IFRS 15 ready.
Multi-entity billing, built-in
Bill multiple global entities, sales tax applied automatically.
USAGE-BASED BILLING
Hybrid and usage-based pricing without workarounds
Stripe Billing works until your pricing gets complex. Alguna handles pilots, commitments, ramps, and overages natively, so you stop patching plans with coupons and manual changes every time a deal closes.
- Pilots that convert to full contracts automatically
- Annual commitments billed monthly, with ramping minimums
- Multiple usage meters, tiers, and overages per customer
- Customer-specific pricing and discounts, set up without code
FINANCE-GRADE REPORTING
Close the month without rebuilding invoices
No more exporting CSVs so accounting can rebuild invoices by hand. Alguna gives finance reconciliation, revenue recognition, and invoice reporting in one place, synced to your ERP.
- Month-end reconciliation without spreadsheets
- ASC 606 and IFRS 15 revenue recognition, built in
- Native ERP and accounting integrations
- Invoice and revenue reporting finance can trust
AI COLLECTIONS
Collect everything you bill
An invoice isn't revenue until it's paid. Alguna gives you full visibility into AR and makes sure usage and overages get collected, not written off.
- Automated collections and dunning
- A live view of what's outstanding and overdue
- Usage and overage charges collected alongside base fees
Keep Stripe. Upgrade your billing.
Loved by finance teams
“Alguna enables complex usage-based billing for us in a way that other products can’t.”
Frequently Asked Questions: Alguna vs Stripe Billing
What's the difference between Stripe Billing and Alguna?
Stripe is a payments platform with billing built on top, designed mainly for developers. Alguna is a billing and revenue platform built for finance and RevOps teams. It covers pricing, invoicing, collections, and revenue recognition in one place, so complex contracts don't need engineering work or spreadsheets to bill correctly.
Can I keep using Stripe for payments?
Yes. Alguna runs your billing and connects to your existing Stripe account to process payments, so your customers keep paying the way they do today. You move billing logic to Alguna without changing your payment setup.
Does Alguna support hybrid and usage-based pricing?
Yes. Alguna supports subscriptions, usage, and hybrid models together, including pilots that convert to contracts, annual commitments billed monthly, ramping minimums, overages, and multiple usage meters per customer. You set it up without code, instead of patching plans with coupons and manual adjustments.
How does revenue recognition compare?
Stripe offers revenue recognition as a separate add-on. In Alguna, ASC 606 and IFRS 15 revenue recognition is part of the platform (Enterprise plan) and syncs to your ERP, so finance can reconcile and close the month without exporting data.
Will my finance team actually be able to use it?
That's who Alguna is built for. Finance gets reconciliation, invoice reporting, and a live view of AR and revenue without asking engineering for exports or rebuilding invoices in their accounting system.
How long does it take to switch from Stripe Billing?
Most teams go live in weeks. We migrate your customers, plans, and subscriptions from Stripe Billing, and you keep Stripe for payments throughout.
Do I need engineers to change pricing in Alguna?
No. Finance and RevOps can launch and test new pricing, add usage meters, and set customer-specific terms without opening an engineering ticket.