Zuora vs. Chargebee
Go beyond basic billing. Zuora’s full monetization suite offers advanced usage pricing, native CPQ, and scalable invoicing—everything Chargebee lacks.
A Recognized Leader
Why modern businesses choose Zuora over Chargebee
From B2B SaaS to expanding B2C companies, Zuora’s robust suite of easy-to-use, scalable solutions are fueling sustainable recurring growth.
Chargebee
Zuora
Total Monetization Support
Recurring
One-time without a subscription
Bundled pricing for enterprise contracts
Recurring
One-time with or without a subscription
Bundled pricing for enterprise contracts
Usage Monetization
Basic Usage Models (Per Unit)
External mediation required
No disclosed usage rating benchmark
Usage rollup by hierarchy included in enterprise package only
Advanced Usage, including Prepaid, Per Delivery, Rollover, High Watermark, Pre-Rated, & Multi-Attribute Usage models Native drag & drop mediation engine
Proven high-volume performance with a usage benchmark of up to 200K events per second
Usage rollup by hierarchy
Quoting
Locked into Salesforce CPQ
Leverage Zuora’s native CPQ for comprehensive quoting, or connectors with SFDC CPQ or Hubspot
Scalability & Extensibility
3500 API calls/min on highest tier of service
Custom Fields limited to 5 objects, no custom objects
No support for custom objects, scripting, or workflow
Predefined webhook library limits integration options
50K calls/min with option to add even more
Custom fields available to every object, including custom objects
Point & click configurable data model & workflow with drop-in scripting capabilities
Over 75 events out of the box, with ability to define custom events
Invoicing & Collections
Invoices generated on subscription renewal date only
No split invoicing
No disclosed invoice generation benchmark
Only supports basic payment retry & dunning
Invoice date flexibility for consolidated billing
Split Invoicing for enterprise payment plan
High-volume invoice generation at 10K invoices in just 7 minutes
AI-assisted payment retry & configurable dunning workflows
The world’s most innovative companies build, run, and grow with Zuora
More and more customers are buying into the idea of continually experiencing new functionalities, new features, and new capabilities over time. With Zuora running in the background, we are well-equipped to deliver sustainable value to our customers, based on dynamically evolving offerings that fit our demands.
– Rahma Samow
Head of Siemens Healthineers Digital Health Global Sales,
Marketing and Digital Go-to-Market
