Maxio
chargify.comBuild Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Optimize Subscription & Usage-Based Billing
How to Replace MaxioOverview
Features
71 features across 23 categories
Account Management(1)
No additional charges for additional users or seats
Analytics(8)
Report by different cohorts including start date, item, state, and other dimensions
Count customers or contracts using actual revenue or invoice records
Calculate DSO on monthly, quarterly, or annual basis to supplement financial forecasts
Measure renewal rates by comparing transactions that expire with those that start in same month
Predict future revenues by creating virtual future projection transactions based on actual data
Track key SaaS metrics including MRR, ARR, churn, retention, CLV, CAC, and DSO
Track subscription changes including opening, new, lost, expansion, and contraction balances
Get list of top customers by MRR, ARR, revenue, or invoices displayed in home currency
Automation(1)
Automatically create invoices on signup, renewal, prorated upgrades, and ad hoc charges
Billing(8)
Optional module for event-based billing models
Configure and manage free trial periods for subscription plans
Advanced metering and rating for usage-based billing scenarios
Support milestone-based billing models for project-based revenue
Offer customers multiple currency options for global operations
Automatically apply customer credit balances to renewal invoices
Create and manage subscription plans with customizable pricing, recurrence, taxation, and trial periods
Build usage-based pricing into custom price points with metered, tiered, stair-step, or event-based billing models
Collections(5)
Manage accounts receivable with collections tools, message templates, and statements
Keep accounts active or restrict access based on payment status and dunning resolution
Message templates and statements for collection management
Recover past due payments and retain customers with automated dunning and retry capabilities
Set dunning cadence globally or per product with custom retry and past due notice rules
Contract Management(1)
Define and manage contract terms for subscriptions
Customer Acquisition(1)
Configure PCI-compliant, customizable signup pages with automatic billing, coupons, and custom fields
Customer Experience(1)
Allow customers to manage subscriptions, update payment methods, and change plans without code
Customer Management(1)
Create parent/child relationships between customers for accurate mapping of customer relationships
Developer Tools(2)
Comprehensive REST API documentation with code samples and wrappers
Developer sandbox for testing system compatibility with billing, pricing, and integrations
Enterprise(1)
Manage multiple legal entities or business units within single platform
Financial Management(1)
Optional module for managing expense amortization
Financial Reporting(15)
Get insight into risk profile of unpaid invoice population and measure A/R aging over time
View outstanding A/R by filtering and sorting to summarize complete outstanding A/R data
Handle complex revenue recognition scenarios with performance obligations, carveouts, and multiple revenue books
Summarize invoice, revenue, deferred revenue, unbilled A/R with drill-down into detailed journal entries
Generate analytics about transactions with computations on amount, MRR/ARR, quantity, and more
Audit report with detailed contract and item-level revenue, invoicing, and deferred revenue information
Get valuable information about contracts by customer contract or customer aggregate
Calculate deferred revenue and unbilled accrued revenue by transaction as of report end period
Compare cash outflows vs accrual expense reporting for financial planning and GAAP/IFRS compliance
Generate advanced financial reports including revenue summaries, A/R aging, and contract details
Help with reconciliation by spotting potential variances between balances and transactions
Rundown of invoice amounts, accounts receivable, and payments received for specified span
Automate revenue recognition built for the complexity of B2B SaaS with scheduled and deferred revenue tracking
View changes in deferred revenue and accounts receivable during a specified time period
Summarize revenue or invoices by state for Sales Tax reporting
Infrastructure(1)
Data hosting option for EU compliance and GDPR requirements
Integration(1)
Integrate with many environments and programming languages via REST API with contributed wrappers
Invoicing(6)
Select and send multiple invoices at one time to save time on manual processes
Consolidate invoices across multiple subscriptions or entities
Electronic invoicing capabilities for digital invoice delivery
Generate and manage invoices at scale with customizable fields and automated creation triggers
Track invoice status to quickly see what has been paid and what remains outstanding
Generate proforma invoices for quotation and approval before final invoice creation
Payments(5)
Collect payments automatically from a payment method on file when an invoice is issued
In-house payment processing with automated reconciliations, batch reporting, and GL integration
Integrate with 20+ payment gateways for flexible payment processing options
Collect initial prepayments to fund usage-based services with suspension or auto-replenishment options
Allow customers to remit payment on invoices via credit card, check, or bank draft
Pricing(2)
Create unique subscriptions or tailor pricing for specific customers without affecting base catalog prices
Offer multiple price points and scalable usage-based pricing packages
Product Management(2)
Add line items such as add-ons, upsells, and usage-based pricing options to products
Define base plans, create components for add-ons and upsells, and manage flexible pricing options
Revenue Recognition(5)
Define carveouts for revenue recognition exceptions and special cases
Maintain multiple revenue recognition books for different accounting standards
Track and manage performance obligations for complex revenue scenarios
Track and report on recognized revenue for financial reporting
Manage standalone selling prices for revenue allocation
Sales(1)
Create and apply standardized discounts to personalize offers and close deals faster
Security(1)
SOC 1 and 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Level 1, and GDPR compliance
Subscription Management(1)
Manage subscription renewal processes and automate renewal workflows
Pricing
Build
- ✓Billing, Invoicing, & Subscription Management
- ✓Fixed billing
- ✓Usage-based billing
- ✓Milestone-based billing
- ✓Multi-currency
- ✓E-Invoicing
- ✓Proforma invoices
- ✓Product catalog
- ✓Customer portal
- ✓Self-service signup pages
- ✓Free trials
- ✓Discounts and coupons
Grow
Popular- ✓All Build features
- ✓Usage-based billing
- ✓Subscription management
- ✓Recurring billing
- ✓Collections and dunning
- ✓20+ payment gateways
- ✓Contract management
- ✓Revenue recognition
- ✓One-click financial reports
- ✓CRM and payment integrations
- ✓Local support (EU and NA)
Scale
- ✓All Grow features
- ✓Advanced revenue recognition
- ✓A/R management
- ✓Expense amortization
- ✓Multi-entity support
- ✓Metering and rating
- ✓Volume discounts available
- ✓Custom features
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Integrations
7 known integrations