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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Chargebee

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AChargeBee 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

    Lappa

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ALappa (formerly LOVAT) is tax software for VAT/sales tax filing. The platform collects all tax data across any sales channel and files VAT returns.

    $44

    per month

    Pricing
    ChargebeeLappa
    Editions & Modules
    Scale
    $599
    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Start-Up
    $44
    per month
    Standard
    $87
    per month
    Premium
    $545
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChargebeeLappa
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo transaction based fees. No setup cost.Discount available for annual billing.
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    Features
    ChargebeeLappa
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Chargebee and Lappa
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Lappa
    9.8
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Sales and Use Taxes00 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Chargebee and Lappa
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Lappa
    10.0
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ChargebeeLappa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (22 ratings)
    8.8
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChargebeeLappa
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    You need a way to calculate VAT on your remote sales and store tax documents electronically. As part of your evaluation, I would include LOVAT as an option. With LOVAT, we can also avoid asking clients to provide additional information at check out, which keeps our conversion rate higher. It's so easy to upload tax data, calculate VAT, and submit VAT forms
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    • Variety of subscription plans which are flexible thanks to possibilities of purchasing various add-ons.
    • Tax audit reports which are available for download is a great feature that allows us to have a deeper look to our transactions from different sales channels of ours.
    • The support team in always helped us with difficulties or questions that we had on different stages while working with LOVAT
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    • Some processes take extra time
    • It will take some time and preferably a demo call with the support team to learn how to use the software yourself
    • Unfortunately, consultation on really difficult questions can be obtained only for an additional fee
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    The functionality is very powerful, and everything works as promised. But the interface needs improvement in places - sometimes you have to search for something longer than you would like.
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    Support Rating
    Chargebee
    Chargebee is simple to use, and we have had little need for support.
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    Lovat is a product which is favorable in terms of cost, unlike the many tax software which are expensive and not affordable.Also, Lovat has some flexibility, where different procedures based on the companies demands can be personalized to suit its needs. Lastly, Lovat works in hand with the many programs that are in the accounting area.
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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)
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    • Good functionality and regular update of the services.
    • This software is a good value for money especially taking into account a not very high price.
    • The support team is professional but available only at weekdays.
    • For the moment the support language is only English that may cause some inconvenience.
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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

    Lappa Screenshots

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