OpenMeter

Open-source usage metering and billing engine that collects usage events, aggregates them in real time and turns them into entitlements and invoices; now part of Kong.

Acquired: Now part of Kong, as Konnect Metering & Billing. Source ↗

Visit openmeter.io ↗Alternatives

Works with AI agents:llms.txt

Ask your AI about this, with this page as the source:ChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Perplexity ↗

Where it fits

Payments · Metering and billing on topOpen-source, real-time metering of high-volume usage events (API calls, tokens, compute), turned into entitlements and invoices.Trade-off: A stack of services (including Kafka and ClickHouse) to run if self-hosted; now part of Kong's product line.

How OpenMeter itself is built

2 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.

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Who uses it

1 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it.

Customer story 1How evidence is collected →

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OpenMeterPaymentsCustomer story · source ↗

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Questions makers ask about OpenMeter

Is OpenMeter free?

Yes — there is a free tier a small product can run on; paid use starts at Contact sales. source ↗

Is OpenMeter open source or self-hostable?

Open source, and you can self-host it. source ↗

Can AI coding agents work with OpenMeter?

It serves an llms.txt docs index.

Who uses OpenMeter?

1 makers' products we track, each with a source. source ↗