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Subscription billing for SaaS — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for subscription billing for saas, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

▲Orb moved #7 → #6
▼Maxio moved #6 → #7
▼Paddle -4.2pp (61.9% → 57.7%)
▲Billing Platform +3pp (23.8% → 26.8%)
▲Recurly +2.7pp (38.1% → 40.8%)
▲Lago +1pp (28.6% → 29.6%)

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

▼Billing Platform moved #7 → #10
▲Zuora moved #10 → #8
▲Orb moved #8 → #7
▲Zuora +9.1pp (22.6% → 31.7%)
▲Paddle +7.1pp (54.8% → 61.9%)
▲Orb +5.9pp (25.8% → 31.7%)
▼Billing Platform -5.2pp (29% → 23.8%)
▲Maxio +4.3pp (29% → 33.3%)
▲Stripe +3.4pp (83.9% → 87.3%)
▼Chargebee -2.8pp (74.2% → 71.4%)
▲Lago +2.8pp (25.8% → 28.6%)
▲Recurly +2.6pp (35.5% → 38.1%)
▲Metronome +2.6pp (32.3% → 34.9%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▼Zuora moved #7 → #10
▲Billing Platform moved #9 → #7
▲Metronome moved #6 → #5
▼Maxio moved #5 → #6
▲Lago moved #10 → #9
▼Maxio -12.8pp (41.8% → 29%)
▼Recurly -11.8pp (47.3% → 35.5%)
▼Zuora -10.1pp (32.7% → 22.6%)
▼Chargebee -5.8pp (80% → 74.2%)
▼Paddle -5.2pp (60% → 54.8%)
▲Billing Platform +3.5pp (25.5% → 29%)
▼Stripe -3.4pp (87.3% → 83.9%)
▲Lago +2.2pp (23.6% → 25.8%)
▼Orb -1.5pp (27.3% → 25.8%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲Metronome moved #7 → #6
▼Zuora moved #6 → #7
▼Zuora -5.3pp (38% → 32.7%)
▼Billing Platform -4.1pp (29.6% → 25.5%)
▼Orb -2.3pp (29.6% → 27.3%)
▼Recurly -2pp (49.3% → 47.3%)
▼Maxio -1.9pp (43.7% → 41.8%)
▼Lago -1.8pp (25.4% → 23.6%)
▼Chargebee -1.7pp (81.7% → 80%)
▼Stripe -1.4pp (88.7% → 87.3%)
▼Metronome -1.1pp (33.8% → 32.7%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Chargebee +4.5pp (77.2% → 81.7%)
▲Paddle +3.6pp (57% → 60.6%)
▲Stripe +2.6pp (86.1% → 88.7%)
▲Recurly +2.5pp (46.8% → 49.3%)
▲Maxio +1.9pp (41.8% → 43.7%)
▲Orb +1.8pp (27.8% → 29.6%)
▲Billing Platform +1.8pp (27.8% → 29.6%)
▲Zuora +1.3pp (36.7% → 38%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲Billing Platform moved #10 → #9
▼Lago moved #9 → #10
▼Orb -5.5pp (33.3% → 27.8%)
▼Zuora -3.5pp (40.2% → 36.7%)
▼Maxio -3pp (44.8% → 41.8%)
▼Recurly -2.6pp (49.4% → 46.8%)
▼Metronome -2.6pp (36.8% → 34.2%)
▼Lago -2.3pp (27.6% → 25.3%)
▼Chargebee -2.1pp (79.3% → 77.2%)
▼Stripe -1.3pp (87.4% → 86.1%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▼Billing Platform moved #8 → #10
▲Orb moved #9 → #8
▲Lago moved #10 → #9
▼Billing Platform -6.6pp (34.2% → 27.6%)
▼Recurly -6.5pp (55.9% → 49.4%)
▼Maxio -5.7pp (50.5% → 44.8%)
▼Zuora -5.7pp (45.9% → 40.2%)
▼Paddle -2.9pp (60.4% → 57.5%)
▼Stripe -2.7pp (90.1% → 87.4%)
▼Chargebee -2.7pp (82% → 79.3%)
▼Lago -2.1pp (29.7% → 27.6%)
▼Metronome -1pp (37.8% → 36.8%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

▼Zuora -3.6pp (49.5% → 45.9%)
▼Paddle -2.7pp (63.1% → 60.4%)
▼Maxio -1.9pp (52.4% → 50.5%)
▼Chargebee -1.5pp (83.5% → 82%)
▲Lago +1.5pp (28.2% → 29.7%)
▼Stripe -1.2pp (91.3% → 90.1%)
▼Metronome -1pp (38.8% → 37.8%)

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Paddle moved #4 → #3
▼Recurly moved #3 → #4
▼Recurly -7.5pp (63.8% → 56.3%)
▼Maxio -6.4pp (58.8% → 52.4%)
▼Zuora -5.5pp (55% → 49.5%)
▼Lago -3.1pp (31.3% → 28.2%)
▼Billing Platform -2.3pp (36.3% → 34%)
▼Orb -2pp (35% → 33%)
▼Chargebee -1.5pp (85% → 83.5%)
▼Stripe -1.2pp (92.5% → 91.3%)
▼Metronome -1.2pp (40% → 38.8%)

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee71.8%
#3Paddle57.7%
#4Recurly40.8%
#5Metronome35.2%
#6Orb32.4%
#7Maxio32.4%
#8Zuora31%
#9Lago29.6%
#10Billing Platform26.8%

Sep 7, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee71.8%
#3Paddle57.7%
#4Recurly40.8%
#5Metronome35.2%
#6Orb32.4%
#7Maxio32.4%
#8Zuora31%
#9Lago29.6%
#10Billing Platform26.8%

Sep 6, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee71.8%
#3Paddle57.7%
#4Recurly40.8%
#5Metronome35.2%
#6Orb32.4%
#7Maxio32.4%
#8Zuora31%
#9Lago29.6%
#10Billing Platform26.8%

Sep 5, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee71.8%
#3Paddle57.7%
#4Recurly40.8%
#5Metronome35.2%
#6Orb32.4%
#7Maxio32.4%
#8Zuora31%
#9Lago29.6%
#10Billing Platform26.8%

Sep 4, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee71.8%
#3Paddle57.7%
#4Recurly40.8%
#5Metronome35.2%
#6Orb32.4%
#7Maxio32.4%
#8Zuora31%
#9Lago29.6%
#10Billing Platform26.8%

Sep 3, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee71.8%
#3Paddle57.7%
#4Recurly40.8%
#5Metronome35.2%
#6Orb32.4%
#7Maxio32.4%
#8Zuora31%
#9Lago29.6%
#10Billing Platform26.8%

Sep 2, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee71.4%
#3Paddle61.9%
#4Recurly38.1%
#5Metronome34.9%
#6Maxio33.3%
#7Orb31.7%
#8Zuora31.7%
#9Lago28.6%
#10Billing Platform23.8%

Sep 1, 202631 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Stripe83.9%
#2Chargebee74.2%
#3Paddle54.8%
#4Recurly35.5%
#5Metronome32.3%
#6Maxio29%
#7Billing Platform29%
#8Orb25.8%
#9Lago25.8%
#10Zuora22.6%

Aug 31, 202631 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Stripe83.9%
#2Chargebee74.2%
#3Paddle54.8%
#4Recurly35.5%
#5Metronome32.3%
#6Maxio29%
#7Billing Platform29%
#8Orb25.8%
#9Lago25.8%
#10Zuora22.6%

Aug 30, 202631 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Stripe83.9%
#2Chargebee74.2%
#3Paddle54.8%
#4Recurly35.5%
#5Metronome32.3%
#6Maxio29%
#7Billing Platform29%
#8Orb25.8%
#9Lago25.8%
#10Zuora22.6%

Aug 29, 202631 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1Stripe83.9%
#2Chargebee74.2%
#3Paddle54.8%
#4Recurly35.5%
#5Metronome32.3%
#6Maxio29%
#7Billing Platform29%
#8Orb25.8%
#9Lago25.8%
#10Zuora22.6%

Aug 28, 202631 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1Stripe83.9%
#2Chargebee74.2%
#3Paddle54.8%
#4Recurly35.5%
#5Metronome32.3%
#6Maxio29%
#7Billing Platform29%
#8Orb25.8%
#9Lago25.8%
#10Zuora22.6%

Aug 27, 202631 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1Stripe83.9%
#2Chargebee74.2%
#3Paddle54.8%
#4Recurly35.5%
#5Metronome32.3%
#6Maxio29%
#7Billing Platform29%
#8Orb25.8%
#9Lago25.8%
#10Zuora22.6%

Aug 26, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee80%
#3Paddle60%
#4Recurly47.3%
#5Maxio41.8%
#6Metronome32.7%
#7Zuora32.7%
#8Orb27.3%
#9Billing Platform25.5%
#10Lago23.6%

Aug 25, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee80%
#3Paddle60%
#4Recurly47.3%
#5Maxio41.8%
#6Metronome32.7%
#7Zuora32.7%
#8Orb27.3%
#9Billing Platform25.5%
#10Lago23.6%

Aug 24, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee80%
#3Paddle60%
#4Recurly47.3%
#5Maxio41.8%
#6Metronome32.7%
#7Zuora32.7%
#8Orb27.3%
#9Billing Platform25.5%
#10Lago23.6%

Aug 23, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe87.3%
#2Chargebee80%
#3Paddle60%
#4Recurly47.3%
#5Maxio41.8%
#6Metronome32.7%
#7Zuora32.7%
#8Orb27.3%
#9Billing Platform25.5%
#10Lago23.6%

Aug 22, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe88.7%
#2Chargebee81.7%
#3Paddle60.6%
#4Recurly49.3%
#5Maxio43.7%
#6Zuora38%
#7Metronome33.8%
#8Orb29.6%
#9Billing Platform29.6%
#10Lago25.4%

Aug 21, 202679 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe86.1%
#2Chargebee77.2%
#3Paddle57%
#4Recurly46.8%
#5Maxio41.8%
#6Zuora36.7%
#7Metronome34.2%
#8Orb27.8%
#9Billing Platform27.8%
#10Lago25.3%

Aug 20, 202687 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe87.4%
#2Chargebee79.3%
#3Paddle57.5%
#4Recurly49.4%
#5Maxio44.8%
#6Zuora40.2%
#7Metronome36.8%
#8Orb33.3%
#9Lago27.6%
#10Billing Platform27.6%

Aug 19, 202687 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe87.4%
#2Chargebee79.3%
#3Paddle57.5%
#4Recurly49.4%
#5Maxio44.8%
#6Zuora40.2%
#7Metronome36.8%
#8Orb33.3%
#9Lago27.6%
#10Billing Platform27.6%

Aug 18, 2026111 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe90.1%
#2Chargebee82%
#3Paddle60.4%
#4Recurly55.9%
#5Maxio50.5%
#6Zuora45.9%
#7Metronome37.8%
#8Billing Platform34.2%
#9Orb32.4%
#10Lago29.7%

Aug 17, 2026103 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe91.3%
#2Chargebee83.5%
#3Paddle63.1%
#4Recurly56.3%
#5Maxio52.4%
#6Zuora49.5%
#7Metronome38.8%
#8Billing Platform34%
#9Orb33%
#10Lago28.2%

Aug 16, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Stripe92.5%
#2Chargebee85%
#3Recurly63.8%
#4Paddle62.5%
#5Maxio58.8%
#6Zuora55%
#7Metronome40%
#8Billing Platform36.3%
#9Orb35%
#10Lago31.3%

Aug 15, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Stripe92.5%
#2Chargebee85%
#3Recurly63.8%
#4Paddle62.5%
#5Maxio58.8%
#6Zuora55%
#7Metronome40%
#8Billing Platform36.3%
#9Orb35%
#10Lago31.3%

Aug 14, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Stripe92.5%
#2Chargebee85%
#3Recurly63.8%
#4Paddle62.5%
#5Maxio58.8%
#6Zuora55%
#7Metronome40%
#8Billing Platform36.3%
#9Orb35%
#10Lago31.3%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/subscription-billing-for-saas/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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