Maxio

chargify.com
Invoicing & Billing
Few Days

Optimize Subscription & Usage-Based Billing

How to Replace Maxio

Overview

Maxio (formerly Chargify) is a billing and financial operations platform built for fast-growth B2B SaaS companies. It enables companies to customize pricing, aggregate usage, accept sign-ups, send invoices, automate revenue recognition, and track SaaS metrics. The platform streamlines subscription management, billing operations, and financial reporting for subscription-based businesses.

Features

71 features across 23 categories

Account Management(1)

Unlimited Users

No additional charges for additional users or seats

Also in: Keeper, 1Password, Bitwarden

Analytics(8)

Cohort Analysis

Report by different cohorts including start date, item, state, and other dimensions

Customer/Contract Count

Count customers or contracts using actual revenue or invoice records

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

Calculate DSO on monthly, quarterly, or annual basis to supplement financial forecasts

Renewal Rate Reporting

Measure renewal rates by comparing transactions that expire with those that start in same month

Revenue Projections

Predict future revenues by creating virtual future projection transactions based on actual data

SaaS Metric Reporting

Track key SaaS metrics including MRR, ARR, churn, retention, CLV, CAC, and DSO

Subscription Momentum Report

Track subscription changes including opening, new, lost, expansion, and contraction balances

Top Customers Report

Get list of top customers by MRR, ARR, revenue, or invoices displayed in home currency

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(1)

Automated Invoicing

Automatically create invoices on signup, renewal, prorated upgrades, and ad hoc charges

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Billing(8)

Event-Based BillingPremium

Optional module for event-based billing models

Free Trial Management

Configure and manage free trial periods for subscription plans

Metering and RatingPremium

Advanced metering and rating for usage-based billing scenarios

Milestone-Based Billing

Support milestone-based billing models for project-based revenue

Multi-Currency Support

Offer customers multiple currency options for global operations

Service Credits

Automatically apply customer credit balances to renewal invoices

Subscription Billing

Create and manage subscription plans with customizable pricing, recurrence, taxation, and trial periods

Usage-Based Billing

Build usage-based pricing into custom price points with metered, tiered, stair-step, or event-based billing models

Also in: Insightly, Airtable, Obsidian

Collections(5)

A/R ManagementPremium

Manage accounts receivable with collections tools, message templates, and statements

Account Status Management

Keep accounts active or restrict access based on payment status and dunning resolution

Collections ToolsPremium

Message templates and statements for collection management

Dunning Management

Recover past due payments and retain customers with automated dunning and retry capabilities

Flexible Dunning Rules

Set dunning cadence globally or per product with custom retry and past due notice rules

Contract Management(1)

Contract Terms Management

Define and manage contract terms for subscriptions

Customer Acquisition(1)

Public Signup Pages

Configure PCI-compliant, customizable signup pages with automatic billing, coupons, and custom fields

Customer Experience(1)

Customer Billing Portal

Allow customers to manage subscriptions, update payment methods, and change plans without code

Customer Management(1)

Customer Hierarchies

Create parent/child relationships between customers for accurate mapping of customer relationships

Developer Tools(2)

API Documentation

Comprehensive REST API documentation with code samples and wrappers

Sandbox Environment

Developer sandbox for testing system compatibility with billing, pricing, and integrations

Enterprise(1)

Multi-Entity SupportPremium

Manage multiple legal entities or business units within single platform

Financial Management(1)

Expense AmortizationPremium

Optional module for managing expense amortization

Financial Reporting(15)

A/R Aging Health Trend

Get insight into risk profile of unpaid invoice population and measure A/R aging over time

A/R Aging Report

View outstanding A/R by filtering and sorting to summarize complete outstanding A/R data

Advanced Revenue RecognitionPremium

Handle complex revenue recognition scenarios with performance obligations, carveouts, and multiple revenue books

Advanced Revenue SummaryPremium

Summarize invoice, revenue, deferred revenue, unbilled A/R with drill-down into detailed journal entries

Basic Financials Reporting

Generate analytics about transactions with computations on amount, MRR/ARR, quantity, and more

Contract Details Report

Audit report with detailed contract and item-level revenue, invoicing, and deferred revenue information

Contract Summary Report

Get valuable information about contracts by customer contract or customer aggregate

Deferred Revenue by Transaction

Calculate deferred revenue and unbilled accrued revenue by transaction as of report end period

Expense Summary

Compare cash outflows vs accrual expense reporting for financial planning and GAAP/IFRS compliance

Financial Reporting

Generate advanced financial reports including revenue summaries, A/R aging, and contract details

Open Balance Diagnostic

Help with reconciliation by spotting potential variances between balances and transactions

Payment Summary Report

Rundown of invoice amounts, accounts receivable, and payments received for specified span

Revenue RecognitionPremium

Automate revenue recognition built for the complexity of B2B SaaS with scheduled and deferred revenue tracking

Roll Forwards Report

View changes in deferred revenue and accounts receivable during a specified time period

State Sales Tax Reporting

Summarize revenue or invoices by state for Sales Tax reporting

Infrastructure(1)

EU HostingPremium

Data hosting option for EU compliance and GDPR requirements

Integration(1)

REST API

Integrate with many environments and programming languages via REST API with contributed wrappers

Invoicing(6)

Batch Invoice Sending

Select and send multiple invoices at one time to save time on manual processes

Consolidated Invoicing

Consolidate invoices across multiple subscriptions or entities

E-Invoicing

Electronic invoicing capabilities for digital invoice delivery

Invoice Management

Generate and manage invoices at scale with customizable fields and automated creation triggers

Invoice Status Tracking

Track invoice status to quickly see what has been paid and what remains outstanding

Proforma Invoices

Generate proforma invoices for quotation and approval before final invoice creation

Payments(5)

Automatic Payment Collection

Collect payments automatically from a payment method on file when an invoice is issued

Maxio PaymentsPremium

In-house payment processing with automated reconciliations, batch reporting, and GL integration

Multi-Payment Gateway Integration

Integrate with 20+ payment gateways for flexible payment processing options

Prepaid Services

Collect initial prepayments to fund usage-based services with suspension or auto-replenishment options

Remittance Billing

Allow customers to remit payment on invoices via credit card, check, or bank draft

Pricing(2)

Custom Pricing

Create unique subscriptions or tailor pricing for specific customers without affecting base catalog prices

Tiered Pricing

Offer multiple price points and scalable usage-based pricing packages

Product Management(2)

Component Management

Add line items such as add-ons, upsells, and usage-based pricing options to products

Product Catalog Management

Define base plans, create components for add-ons and upsells, and manage flexible pricing options

Revenue Recognition(5)

CarveoutsPremium

Define carveouts for revenue recognition exceptions and special cases

Multiple Revenue BooksPremium

Maintain multiple revenue recognition books for different accounting standards

Performance ObligationsPremium

Track and manage performance obligations for complex revenue scenarios

Recognized Revenue TrackingPremium

Track and report on recognized revenue for financial reporting

SSPs (Standalone Selling Prices)Premium

Manage standalone selling prices for revenue allocation

Sales(1)

Discount and Coupon Management

Create and apply standardized discounts to personalize offers and close deals faster

Security(1)

Enterprise Security

SOC 1 and 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Level 1, and GDPR compliance

Subscription Management(1)

Renewal Management

Manage subscription renewal processes and automate renewal workflows

Pricing

Build

Free
  • 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
$599/month
  • 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

Custom
  • All Grow features
  • Advanced revenue recognition
  • A/R management
  • Expense amortization
  • Multi-entity support
  • Metering and rating
  • Volume discounts available
  • Custom features

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Maxio

Monthly$599/mo
Yearly$7.2k/yr
5-Year Total$35.9k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~8 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $6.9k
SaaS
$7.2k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $20.8k
SaaS
$21.6k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $34.7k
SaaS
$35.9k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 71 features at easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Maxio alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 71 features.

Buy Maxio

Monthly cost$5,990/mo
3-year total$215,640
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Better Value
Development cost$60,000
Maintenance$900/mo
3-year total$92,400
Dev time~5 months

Building could save ~$123,240 over 3 years.

Estimates based on 71 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

7 known integrations