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Guides tagged “billing”

13 guides

  1. 4 min read

    Auth, Billing, and Usage Limits for AI Agent SaaS Products 2026

    How to design auth, billing, credits, rate limits, tenant isolation, and tool permissions for AI agent SaaS products in 2026.

    ai-agents · billing · auth

  2. 5 min read

    Usage-Based Billing Guide: Stripe Meters vs Polar Metering vs Lago for SaaS Starters

    Choose Usage-Based Billing Stripe Meters vs Polar Metering vs Lago for by auth, billing, database, deployment, ownership, and launch tradeoffs.

    usage · based · billing

  3. 9 min read

    Multi-Tenancy in SaaS Boilerplates: 2026 Guide

    Multi-tenancy in SaaS boilerplates: what to look for in 2026. Data isolation, org management, per-seat billing, custom domains, and the 10 features that matter.

    multi-tenancy · b2b · saas-boilerplate

  4. 10 min read

    Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy vs Paddle: Indie Hackers 2026

    Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy vs Paddle for indie hackers in 2026: Merchant of Record vs self-serve tax, fees at $1K–$100K MRR, and boilerplate support compared.

    stripe · lemon-squeezy · paddle

  5. 10 min read

    Best Boilerplates With Polar.sh Payments 2026

    Polar.sh is the developer-first billing platform charging 4% vs Stripe's 2.9%+30¢. But it handles taxes automatically as the seller of record. Best Polar.sh.

    polar-sh · payments · billing

  6. 8 min read

    B2B SaaS Billing Models in Boilerplates 2026

    Per-seat, usage-based, and freemium billing in SaaS boilerplates 2026. Which starters support which billing models, and how to implement them with Stripe.

    billing · stripe · saas

  7. 13 min read

    Add Usage-Based Billing with Stripe Meters 2026

    Add usage-based billing to your SaaS boilerplate using Stripe Meters in 2026. Track API calls, AI tokens, or storage, and charge customers based on actual.

    stripe · usage-billing · stripe-meters

  8. 8 min read

    Best Boilerplate with Stripe Integration 2026

    Not all Stripe integrations are equal. How ShipFast, Makerkit, and Supastarter handle subscriptions, webhooks, customer portals, and billing edge cases in 2026.

    stripe · billing · saas-boilerplate

  9. 10 min read

    Stripe from Scratch vs Boilerplate 2026

    Stripe from scratch takes 6-10 days and breaks in production. SaaS boilerplates cut it to 1-2 days by handling webhooks, dunning, upgrades, and state machines.

    stripe · billing · boilerplate

  10. 13 min read

    Add Stripe Customer Portal to SaaS 2026

    Add the Stripe Customer Portal to any SaaS boilerplate in under an hour: the API route, webhook handling, boilerplate-specific integration, and common gotchas.

    stripe · billing · customer-portal

  11. 10 min read

    Usage-Based Billing with Stripe in Boilerplates 2026

    Add metered billing and usage-based pricing to any SaaS boilerplate with Stripe. Covers usage tracking, metered subscriptions, and overage billing in 2026.

    stripe · billing · usage-based

  12. 10 min read

    Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy for SaaS in 2026

    Stripe vs Lemon Squeezy for SaaS billing in 2026: fees, tax compliance, Merchant of Record tradeoffs, developer experience, and which boilerplates support each.

    stripe · lemon-squeezy · billing

  13. 12 min read

    Stripe vs Polar vs LemonSqueezy 2026

    Stripe vs Polar.sh vs LemonSqueezy for SaaS boilerplates in 2026. Which payment provider belongs in your Next.js SaaS? A comparison of fees, DX, boilerplate.

    stripe · polar · lemonsqueezy

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