Best billing tools for agencies reselling software
Reselling a subscription to a client means billing for it, usually with a markup. Most billing tools charge a share of the money that moves through them.
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Stripe Billing wins as the default starting point for most agencies. It charges a share of what you bill, not a flat monthly fee, which suits a resale business whose billed amounts change from client to client.
The short answer
- Stripe Billing's pay-as-you-go price is about 0.7% of billing volume with no monthly charge, or from about 0.67% on committed monthly plans, with discounts for yearly terms.
- You pay a share of revenue, not a flat fee per invoice or per seat, so your monthly cost grows with how much you bill through it.
- Resale and sub-billing of another vendor's software is a setup and contract question. Few billing tools spell it out, so confirm the exact flow you need before you commit.
- The billing tool and the software you resell are two separate questions. Check the software's own resale terms before you assume you can mark it up and resell it.
How we compared these
We checked each price model (a share of revenue or a flat fee) on the vendor's own pricing page. That's the number that sets real cost for an agency whose billed volume changes by client and by month. We checked vendor pricing pages in September 2026.
Billing tool comparison
| Tool | Pricing model | Approximate rate | Reselling support | Best for | Not for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe Billing | Share of billing volume | About 0.7% pay-as-you-go, lower on committed plans | General subscription billing; resale and sub-billing flows depend on your setup | An agency whose billed volume changes by client and wants cost that moves with it | An agency that wants a fixed, flat monthly billing fee |
| Chargebee | Mixed: flat fee plus a share of volume | Flow plan: $0 plus 0.80% under $20k monthly invoicing volume, or $99/mo plus 0.65% at higher volume | Built for subscription billing in general; multi-entity and account-tree features on Enterprise, which help an agency billing many client entities | An agency that runs several billing entities and wants named account-tree features | An agency that wants the simplest share-only price with no flat base fee |
| Recurly | Starter $249/mo plus 0.9% of billing volume, first $40k/mo included free; All-Access from under 1% of volume, $1M minimum annual billing | Flat base fee plus percentage, or pure percentage at higher volume | Multicurrency, SSO and payment routing on All-Access, useful for a larger agency with many clients | A mid-size or larger agency with enough billing volume to justify the flat base fee | A small agency below the volume where the flat fee beats share-only pricing |
| GoHighLevel SaaS Mode | Included at Agency Pro, $497/mo | Bundled into the platform fee, not sold as a billing product on its own | Built for agencies reselling GoHighLevel sub-accounts to clients, with accounts created on payment | An agency already reselling GoHighLevel itself as its product | An agency reselling a different software product; this flow is built around GoHighLevel accounts |
| Maxio | Pricing on request; aimed at B2B SaaS billing, with no flat figure posted | Quote-based | Built for usage and subscription B2B billing at scale | A larger agency or software reseller with complex usage billing | A small agency that wants a posted price without a sales call |
Figures checked on each vendor's own pricing page, September 2026, including stripe.com/billing/pricing, chargebee.com/pricing and recurly.com/pricing.
The field, ranked
1. Stripe Billing
Charges a share of what you bill, so cost grows with real revenue instead of a flat fee. Not for an agency that wants a flat monthly cost that doesn't move with revenue.
2. Chargebee
A flat fee plus a share of volume, with multi-entity and account-tree features named on its Enterprise tier. Not for an agency that wants the simplest price with no base fee at low volume.
3. Recurly
A flat base fee plus a lower share than pay-as-you-go models, worth it once volume clears the free amount included. Not for a small agency below the volume where the flat fee makes sense.
4. GoHighLevel SaaS Mode
Billing built for agencies that resell GoHighLevel's own platform to clients, bundled into the Agency Pro plan. Not for an agency reselling a different software product.
5. Maxio
Built for complex B2B usage billing at scale, sold through a sales call, not a posted price. Not for a small agency that wants a self-serve price with no sales call.
How to choose
Choose Stripe Billing if your billed volume changes by client and you want cost that moves with it, at about 0.7%. Choose Chargebee if you run several billing entities. Choose Recurly once your volume is big enough to justify its $249 base fee. Choose GoHighLevel SaaS Mode if GoHighLevel is the product you resell. Choose Maxio if your usage billing is complex.
Questions
- What is different about billing for a reselling agency versus a normal SaaS vendor?
- A reselling agency often bills a client for a marked-up bundle: its own service fee plus the cost of the software, sometimes across several sub-accounts. That's a different shape from a SaaS company billing its own direct customers, so check how each tool handles the resale layer.
- Does Stripe Billing charge a percentage of revenue or a flat fee?
- A share of what you bill. Pay-as-you-go starts around 0.7% of billing volume with no monthly charge, and drops a little on committed monthly or yearly plans. It's not a flat fee per seat or per invoice.
- Do I need a separate tool if I am reselling SalesCrew or another SaaS product to clients?
- It depends on how you want to bill. Stripe Billing handles subscription billing in general. Marking up and re-billing one product's plan is a setup question, so check the exact resale flow you need against Stripe's own docs.
- What does SalesCrew cost an agency?
- Disclosure: SalesCrew is our product. Agency is $1,200 a month with unlimited seats, and Core starts at $299. Each client gets its own database with a full export.