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title: "Lago Usage-Based | Bill Customers by Real Consumption"
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> **Original source:** https://getlago.com/solutions/use-cases/usage-based

USAGE-BASED

## Usage-based billing without the headache.

Monetize any usage metrics at any level of granularity and experiment faster with Lago.

![Mistral AI](https://getlago.com/customers/mistral-ai.svg)

![Gladia](https://getlago.com/customers/gladia.svg)

![Cerebrium](https://getlago.com/customers/cerebrium.svg)

![PayPal](https://getlago.com/customers/paypal.svg)

![Moov](https://getlago.com/customers/moov.svg)

![Blacksmith](https://getlago.com/customers/blacksmith.svg)

![Groq](https://getlago.com/customers/groq.svg)

![Porter](https://getlago.com/customers/porter.svg)

![Lune](https://getlago.com/customers/lune.svg)

![Synthesia](https://getlago.com/customers/synthesia.svg)

![Unifonic](https://getlago.com/customers/unifonic.svg)

![Flipside](https://getlago.com/customers/flipside.svg)

![Laravel](https://getlago.com/customers/laravel.svg)

![HMS](https://getlago.com/customers/hms.svg)

![OVHcloud](https://getlago.com/customers/ovh-customer.svg)

![Swan](https://getlago.com/customers/swan.svg)

![Dfns](https://getlago.com/customers/dfns.svg)

![LCL](https://getlago.com/customers/lcl-customer.svg)

![Epicor](https://getlago.com/customers/epicor.svg)

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![Arcee AI](https://getlago.com/customers/arcee-ai.svg)

###### Turn raw usage data into accurate invoices

Lago ingests raw usage data directly from your product and maps it to any metric you define. Your team can aggregate, sum, or count events in real time, without rigid prebuilt schemas.

![Turn raw usage data into accurate invoices](https://getlago.com/_next/image?url=%2Fproduct%2Flandscape_leverage_usage_data_2x.webp&w=2048&q=75)

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###### Bill the way your business works

Lago supports every monetization model — pay-as-you-go, hybrid, prepaid, or enterprise thresholds. Combine usage with subscriptions, add-ons, or credits without building your own microservices.

![Bill the way your business works](https://getlago.com/_next/image?url=%2Fproduct%2Flandscape_unify_billing_across_sales_motions_2x.webp&w=2048&q=75)

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###### Integrate seamlessly with your existing stack

Lago connects to CRM, ERP and tax systems such as NetSuite, Salesforce, Stripe and Anrok. Sync pricing and usage data across your stack automatically, ensuring accurate invoices without manual reconciliations.

![Integrate seamlessly with your existing stack](https://getlago.com/_next/image?url=%2Fproduct%2Flandscape_embed_real_time_billing_data_anywhere_2x.webp&w=2048&q=75)

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###### Keep enterprise-grade control

Lago is SOC2 Type II compliant. Open-source enables hosting any way you want (cloud, on-prem, VPC, air-gapped) to ensure full compliance.

![Keep enterprise-grade control](https://getlago.com/_next/image?url=%2Fproduct%2Flandscape_stay_performant_at_scale_2x.webp&w=2048&q=75)

### Usage-based billing is no longer difficult

Everything you need to bill for usage.

### Resources

Billing is mission-critical. Lago is engineered for the realities of high-volume enterprises.

### Empower all teams with usage data

![Engineers](https://getlago.com/solutions/teams/engineers.svg)

##### Engineering

Build billing without the headaches.

![Product](https://getlago.com/solutions/teams/product.svg)

##### Product

Ship complex pricing and new packaging faster.

![Finance](https://getlago.com/solutions/teams/finance.svg)

##### Finance

Billing for all motions, products and geographies.

![Operations](https://getlago.com/solutions/teams/operations.svg)

##### Operations

One source of truth for all billing data.

### Built for companies with sophisticated needs

![Enterprise customer story](https://getlago.com/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fquotes%2Fmistral.webp&w=2048&q=75)

![Enterprise logo](https://getlago.com/customers/mistral-ai.svg)

![Quote](https://getlago.com/quote.svg)

Lago has been able to follow the pace of our releases and has allowed us to focus on what we do best.

— Timothée Lacroix, CTO, Mistral AI

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