ChartMogul alternativeChartsy vs ChartMogul

The ChartMogul alternative for Paddle and merchant-of-record SaaS

Chartsy gives you MRR, churn and LTV like ChartMogul, connects Paddle, Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io and Lemon Squeezy natively, and shows which marketing channels bring paying customers.

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Short answer

Choose Chartsy if

  • You bill through Paddle, Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io or Lemon Squeezy
  • You want to see which marketing channels bring paying customers
  • You want a price that doesn’t rise with your revenue
  • You want to ask Claude or ChatGPT about your revenue

Choose ChartMogul if

  • You’re under $10K MRR and want a free plan
  • You bill through Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree, the app stores or another system Chartsy doesn’t connect
  • You want CRM-style customer profiles or a data warehouse export

ChartMogul has the deepest pre-built metrics for mainstream billing systems. Chartsy is the better fit for merchant-of-record sellers and for founders who want MRR next to the channels that produced it.

ChartMogul details come from its pricing and integrations pages and help centre, checked in October 2026. Where ChartMogul doesn't document something, we say so instead of guessing. Disclosure: Chartsy is our product. Both tools get the same fact card and the same “not ideal for” line.

Side by side

Chartsy vs ChartMogul comparison table

FeatureChartsyChartMogul
Starting price (Oct 2026)$9/mo (Starter, 10k events)Free up to $10K MRR; Starter from $69/mo
Priced onTracked website visits and signupsYour MRR / ARR
Free planNoUp to $10K MRR
Trial14 days, no card14 days, no card
StripeYesYes
PaddleNative, Billing and ClassicVia SaaSync, a third-party connector
Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io, Lemon SqueezyYesNot on its integrations list
Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree, app stores and 20+ moreNoYes
Other billing systemsCustom Billing APIImport API and CSV
MRR, churn, LTV, MRR movementsYesYes
Cohort analysisCohort retention chartsYes
CRM-style customer profilesNoYes
Revenue by marketing channelYesNot documented
In-app AI assistant200 or 2,000 questions/moChartMogul AI
MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, CursorRead-only, 19 toolsRead-only
Data warehouse exportNoPro and Enterprise
Why founders look elsewhere

ChartMogul is built for mainstream billing systems. Many founders aren’t on one.

ChartMogul is a strong, mature product. These are the gaps that lead founders to look for an alternative.

  • No Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io or Lemon Squeezy connectorNone of the four is on ChartMogul’s integrations list, so their data needs an import. Chartsy connects all four natively.
  • Paddle runs through a third partyChartMogul’s help centre says its Paddle connection is built by SaaSync. Chartsy connects Paddle Billing and Paddle Classic directly.
  • The bill grows with your revenueAbove the free plan, ChartMogul’s price rises with ARR. Chartsy is priced on website events, so growing revenue doesn’t change the price.
  • No view of where paying customers came fromChartsy follows each customer from first visit to signup to payment, so you see MRR by channel, campaign and referrer.
Fact cards

ChartMogul and Chartsy at a glance

Same fields for both tools, including what each one is not ideal for.

ChartMogul

Best for: SaaS teams that want the most complete pre-built subscription metrics and bill through one or more mainstream billing systems.

ChartMogul is the most established dedicated subscription analytics platform. It imports data from 30+ billing and payment systems, normalizes it into one subscription model, and builds MRR, ARR, churn, LTV, cohorts and CRM-style customer profiles on top. It's a common choice for teams that report to investors and want definitions finance will accept.

Pricing
Free up to $10K MRR. Starter $69–849/mo ($57–707 billed annually) and Pro $119–1,439/mo ($99–1,199 annually), rising with ARR. Enterprise from $19,900/yr. (pricing)
Free tier or trial
Free plan under $10K MRR; 14-day trial, no card.
Billing sources
30+ systems including Stripe, Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree, App Store Connect and Google Play, plus an Import API and CSV. Paddle connects through SaaSync, a third-party connector included with ChartMogul. No Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io or Lemon Squeezy connector.
Metrics
MRR movements, cohorts, segmentation, CRM-style customer profiles.
AI and MCP
ChartMogul AI assistant in-app, and a read-only MCP server.
Export
Data warehouse destinations on Pro and Enterprise.
Not ideal for
Merchant-of-record sellers on Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Creem.io or Freemius, and teams that want to see which marketing channels bring paying customers.

Chartsy

Best for: Founders who want an easy MRR dashboard plus revenue by marketing channel, especially on Paddle or a merchant of record like Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io or Lemon Squeezy.

Chartsy connects natively to six billing providers, syncs your last 24 months of history, and shows MRR, ARR, churn, LTV, NRR and ARPU with an MRR breakdown by new, expansion, contraction, churned and reactivated revenue. Several accounts, even on different providers, add up into one MRR number.

With revenue attribution, one script on your website follows each customer from first visit to first payment. The read-only MCP server lets you ask Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor about your revenue.

Pricing
Starter from $9/mo, Growth from $29/mo, priced on tracked website visits and signups rather than revenue. Yearly billing gives two months free. (pricing)
Free tier or trial
14-day trial, no card. No free plan.
Billing sources
Stripe, Paddle Billing, Paddle Classic, Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io, Lemon Squeezy, plus a Custom Billing API. Two sources on Starter, 20 on Growth.
Metrics
MRR breakdown, churn, LTV, NRR, ARPU, plan and country breakdowns, cohort retention charts, goals with pacing, revenue by marketing channel.
AI and MCP
In-app chat and chart builder (200 questions/mo on Starter, 2,000 on Growth), and a read-only MCP server with 19 tools.
Sharing and reports
Share links, PDF export, weekly email report, daily briefing.
Privacy
GDPR mode keeps customer names and emails out of the sync (not available for Freemius).
Not ideal for
Teams on Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree or the app stores, teams that need CRM-style customer profiles or a data warehouse export, teams under $10K MRR that want a free plan, and Paddle Classic sellers who need revenue by channel.
Pricing

What each costs as you grow

ChartMogul is free until $10K MRR, then priced on your revenue. Chartsy is priced on tracked website events (visits and signups), whatever your revenue. Prices are monthly billing.

ChartMogul (monthly billing)

PlanPrice
FreeUp to $10K MRR
Starter$69–849/mo, by ARR
Pro$119–1,439/mo, by ARR
EnterpriseFrom $19,900/yr

Chartsy (monthly)

Monthly eventsStarterGrowth
10,000$9$29
100,000$29$49
500,000$59$109
1,000,000$79$149
  • Under $10K MRR: ChartMogul is free; Chartsy starts at $9/mo.
  • Just past $10K MRR on 10,000 events a month: ChartMogul Starter starts at $69/mo; Chartsy Starter is $9/mo.
  • As ARR grows, ChartMogul moves up its slider (to $849/mo on Starter at the top); Chartsy only changes if your website traffic does.

Rule of thumb: under $10K MRR, ChartMogul’s free plan is hard to beat; past it, Chartsy usually costs less.

Decide

Which should you choose?

  • You’re under $10K MRR and want the standard metrics freeChartMogul’s free plan, or ProfitWell Metrics.
  • You bill through Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree or the app storesChartMogul, which connects them natively.
  • You’re on PaddleChartsy connects Paddle Billing and Classic directly; ChartMogul uses a third-party connector. See Paddle analytics.
  • You’re on Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io or Lemon SqueezyChartsy, which connects all four natively.
  • You want to know which channels bring paying customersChartsy. See revenue attribution for SaaS.
  • You need CRM-style profiles or a warehouse exportChartMogul Pro or Enterprise.
Other options

Other ChartMogul alternatives

Prices from each vendor’s own pricing page, October 2026.

Baremetrics

Best for: A polished Stripe dashboard with forecasting and optional dunning.

From $75/mo on monthly billing, priced by ARR band, with $129/mo add-ons for Payment Recovery and Cancellation Insights. No native Paddle connector. See Baremetrics alternative.

ProfitWell Metrics

Best for: Free standard metrics on Paddle Billing or Stripe Billing.

Free, now part of Paddle, and also reads Chargebee, Recurly, Braintree and Zuora. Unused accounts are deleted after 12 months. See ProfitWell alternative.

Stripe analytics

Best for: Stripe-only teams that want to stay inside Stripe.

Included with Stripe Billing (0.7% of Billing volume). Stripe Sigma adds SQL from $15/mo. Stripe only. See Stripe Sigma alternative.

MRR.io

Best for: Small Stripe or Paddle teams under 100 paying customers.

Free up to 100 paying customers, then from $19/mo by customer count. Cohorts and forecasts on Pro. See MRR.io alternative.

Chargebee RevenueStory

Best for: Companies that already run subscriptions in Chargebee.

Included with Chargebee Billing, with 150+ reports. Only useful if your subscriptions live in Chargebee.

Maxio

Best for: B2B SaaS with a finance team that needs revenue recognition.

Billing, revenue recognition and SaaS metrics from $599/mo. Aimed at companies with a finance function rather than early-stage founders.

Before you switch

Why the two may show different MRR

If you run both side by side, don't expect the numbers to match to the dollar. Subscription analytics tools differ on trials, discounts, past-due payments, cancellations at period end and currency conversion. Chartsy's rules are documented in How We Calculate MRR at Chartsy. Pick one month and compare it subscription by subscription to find where any gap comes from.

How we compared

What this page answers, and how

Questions founders ask

  • What is the best ChartMogul alternative for my billing system?
  • Is ChartMogul free, and when do I have to pay?
  • Does ChartMogul support Paddle, Polar.sh or Lemon Squeezy?
  • Which is cheaper as my revenue grows?
  • Can either show which marketing channel a paying customer came from?
  • Can I connect either one to Claude or ChatGPT?
  • ChartMogul vs Baremetrics: which one for an early-stage startup?

How we compared the tools

  1. Price at your stage. And what it is priced on: ChartMogul charges by revenue above its free plan, Chartsy by tracked website visits and signups.
  2. Billing integrations. Which connect natively, which through a third party, and which need an import.
  3. Metrics. MRR, churn, LTV and the MRR movement breakdown, plus cohorts and customer profiles.
  4. Beyond revenue. Marketing attribution, exports, reports and sharing.
  5. AI and MCP. In-app assistants and connections to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the best ChartMogul alternative?

For Paddle, Polar.sh, Freemius, Creem.io or Lemon Squeezy sellers, or anyone who wants revenue by marketing channel: Chartsy. For a simpler Stripe dashboard with forecasting: Baremetrics. For free standard metrics on Paddle Billing or Stripe Billing: ProfitWell Metrics.

Is ChartMogul free?

Yes, up to $10K MRR. Above that, Starter starts at $69/mo ($57/mo billed annually) and Pro at $119/mo, and both rise with your ARR. Enterprise starts at $19,900 a year.

Does ChartMogul support Paddle?

Yes, through SaaSync, a third-party connector that ChartMogul’s help centre says is included with a ChartMogul subscription. It doesn’t say whether that covers Paddle Billing, Paddle Classic or both. Chartsy connects both directly.

Does ChartMogul support Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Creem.io or Freemius?

None of the four is on ChartMogul’s integrations list, so their data would have to come in through its Import API or a third-party sync. Chartsy connects all four natively.

Is Chartsy cheaper than ChartMogul?

Under $10K MRR, no: ChartMogul is free and Chartsy starts at $9/mo. Above $10K MRR, usually yes: ChartMogul starts at $69/mo and rises with ARR, while Chartsy starts at $9/mo and only changes with your website traffic.

Which one shows revenue by marketing channel?

Chartsy. A website script connects each visit to the signup and the payment, so you see MRR by channel, campaign and referrer. We found no equivalent documented for ChartMogul.

ChartMogul vs Baremetrics: which is better?

ChartMogul has the deeper metrics, a free plan under $10K MRR and more billing integrations. Baremetrics has forecasting and paid dunning add-ons, starting at $75/mo on monthly billing. Both price on revenue, so both get more expensive as you grow.

Can I connect ChartMogul or Chartsy to ChatGPT or Claude?

Both have read-only MCP servers. Chartsy’s exposes 19 tools and supports OAuth or token sign-in, and it can answer which channels brought your paying customers.

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The Chartsy program is realized with the financial support of the Albanian Government through the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, under the Grant 2026 scheme, and is implemented by the Innovation4Albania Agency.