OpenMeter
OpenMeter is an open source platform designed to provide real-time billing and usage metering for modern SaaS, AI, and API-driven businesses. Built for developers and product teams, OpenMeter enables organizations to implement scalable, usage-based billing with minimal engineering effort. The platform is trusted by fast-growing companies in the AI and DevOps sectors for its reliability and flexibility.
OpenMeter empowers businesses to turn any event, log, or metric into revenue by offering real-time metering, usage limits, and low-latency enforcement. Its robust API and SDKs for popular languages such as Node.js, Python, and Go allow seamless integration with existing systems, including CRMs, tax, and payment providers. The flexible product catalog supports a variety of pricing models, including plans, credits, usage-based pricing, and commitments, enabling rapid pricing changes without extensive development work.
- Real-time metering and usage limits with notifications, quotas, and edge gating
- Easy integration with popular programming languages and cloud-native tools
- Automated billing and invoicing through Stripe and other payment providers
- Comprehensive usage insights to maximize revenue and identify growth opportunities
- Open source under the Apache 2.0 license, with secure, SOC2-compliant deployments
- Pre-built collectors for Kubernetes, Amazon S3, OpenTelemetry, LangChain, Redpanda, and PostgreSQL
OpenMeter is now part of Kong, Inc., further enhancing its capabilities in AI and API monetization. The platform is available as a cloud service with a free-forever tier and can be self-hosted via its open source repository.
Included in the Free Tier
- 100,000 events included per month
- $10,000 billing volume per month
- Scalable, real-time metering
- No-code product catalog
- Billing and invoicing
- Entitlements and usage limits
- Unlimited seats
- 500 entitlements
- 100 subscriptions
- 1 day dedupe window
- 1,000 external usage syncs per month
- 1 year data retention
- API rate limit of 50 events per second
- In-app support method
Visit the OpenMeter Pricing Page for more information on its free tier offering.