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Orb

The Usage-Based Billing Engine

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Overview

Orb provides the infrastructure for modern pricing, allowing businesses to automate invoicing, manage complex pricing logic, and gain insights into revenue. It is built to support iterative pricing development and complex hybrid models combining recurring and usage-based elements.

✨ Key Features

  • Usage metering and aggregation
  • Flexible pricing plan builder
  • Automated invoicing and collections
  • Dunning management
  • Revenue recognition and financial reporting
  • Customer-facing usage dashboards

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Focus on pricing flexibility and iteration
  • Strong support for hybrid pricing models
  • Intuitive UI for both developers and finance teams

Unique Value: Empowers companies to treat pricing as a core product feature that can be iterated on quickly.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Pay-per-use API billing Tiered pricing with overages Seat-based billing with usage add-ons Free trials with usage limits

✅ Best For

  • Billing for AI tokens or compute time
  • Implementing a free tier that converts based on usage
  • Automating complex enterprise contracts with custom terms

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Businesses with purely flat-rate, recurring subscriptions
  • Companies that do not have a developer to integrate the API

🏆 Alternatives

Metronome Amberflo Chargebee

More flexible and powerful for complex usage-based models than all-in-one platforms, with a stronger focus on the developer experience.

💻 Platforms

Web API

🔌 Integrations

Stripe Salesforce NetSuite QuickBooks Avalara Snowflake

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Scale tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ GDPR ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 2 Type II

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Up to $250k in annual revenue processed

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