Chargebee vs. Ignition

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Chargebee
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
ChargeBee is an all in one subscription billing solution designed to handle all the complexity of recurring billing. The product integrates with a range of other SaaS applications including SalesForce, accounting, and order fulfillment systems. Some key features include: Managed Subscription Billing, Flexible Billing Support and Automated Notifications.
$599
per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
Ignition
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Ignition is a platform for professional services that automates and optimizes proposals, client agreements, billing and payment collection to put an end to late payments, unbilled work and mundane repetitive admin.
$49
per month
Pricing
ChargebeeIgnition
Editions & Modules
Scale
$599
per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Solo
$49
per month
Core
$149
per month
Pro
$249
per month
Pro+
$499
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ChargebeeIgnition
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo transaction based fees. No setup cost.Discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ChargebeeIgnition
Features
ChargebeeIgnition
Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Product A and Product B
Chargebee
-
Ratings
Ignition
9.0
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Proposal branding00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Proposal templates00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Proposal content library updates00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Searchable proposal database00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Product A and Product B
Chargebee
-
Ratings
Ignition
8.5
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Proposal collaboration & approval00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Proposal Delivery
Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of Product A and Product B
Chargebee
-
Ratings
Ignition
7.3
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Proposal distribution00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Interactive proposals00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Proposal content tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
ChargebeeIgnition
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(22 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ChargebeeIgnition
Likelihood to Recommend
Chargebee
Well-suited:
  • In a B2B set up - Post achieving some scale and having outgrown Google Sheets/ Excels. Won't add much value if you are dealing with fewer than 400-500 invoices a year.
  • We haven't explored their B2C subscription management side - but that is one of the key strengths of the platform.
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Ignition
It can be used to invoice for anyone, so I will always recommend it.
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Pros
Chargebee
  • Reliable: We've had virtually no issues since launch.
  • Care about customers: Chargebee's account managers/support team have always been very helpful/responsive.
  • Feature-rich: Chargebee has a ton of features that help us do what we want and they are consistently adding new features every quarter.
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Ignition
  • Proposal process. PI makes it easy to create and send proposals to new and existing clients, collect their payment info, and get signature on the engagement letter.
  • Easily identify engagements that will be expiring, so we can begin to assemble a renewal.
  • Communication to and from the client during the proposal process, which keeps everything associated with the proposal together in one place.
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Cons
Chargebee
  • It wasn't allowing us to add a one time purchase without making it an ongoing subscription with only one payment. They may have fixed it very recently but that was a big pain from a reporting perspective (it was including one time purchasers as subscribers)
  • Email automation is not very robust. Difficult to customize triggers by subscription, you have to send the same message to all subscribers for a specific action
  • Wish it had a way to write off and cancel the subscription of customers who haven't updated their cc info. That can be a long painful and very manual process. And if that feature is available somewhere they don't do a good job of making that clear.
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Ignition
  • I would love to see it really support other industries better, like Marketing. There are workarounds for invoicing and set up, but it could be easier.
  • I would love the option to be able to send the client a single proposal with different options and allow them to select which one they want to move forward with. Right now we have to send a proposal for each option.
  • I would love for there to be user permissions where certain users can log in to see the proposals they are associated with without seeing everything.
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Usability
Chargebee
It's very easy to use once you know what you're doing. I found it very straight forward once I got the hang of things and was able to create plans easily for my business. I was also able to just charge my clients right away easily. Refunding was also easy when needed.
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Chargebee
Chargebee is simple to use, and we have had little need for support.
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Ignition
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Chargebee
The major reason to go with chargebee is its costing as compared to its competitors it is much useful and value for money.Also it has many features that is very practical and efficient to use it.I recommend to the people who involves low costing as well as futuristic features.
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Ignition
You aren't able to customize the design of the proposal, but it surpases everything we have ever tried. It's easy to use and quick to learn.
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Return on Investment
Chargebee
  • It was a step in the right direction compared to ReCharge
  • It had negative impacts on our revenue before we had our developers put some work into improving its capabilities with our website and software
  • Now, we are seeing some positive results (after some costly updating from our end)
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Ignition
  • We have reduced our A/R by 60% and expect to completely eliminate A/R by the end of this year.
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ScreenShots

Chargebee Screenshots

Screenshot of Chargebee's metrics and reportingScreenshot of the Recurring Business Command CentreScreenshot of customer subscription nanagement organized onto a single page, where users can change plans, edit card details, add add-ons, apply credits, apply ad hoc charges and delay billing dateScreenshot of the customizable hosted checkout page

Ignition Screenshots

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