FiscaLLM vs MarginMeter

Both help you see what AI costs per user. The difference is what they compare it with, what they cost, and where your data lives. Checked on 2026-11-02 from MarginMeter's public page; we make FiscaLLM, so tell us if anything about MarginMeter is out of date.

	FiscaLLM	MarginMeter
What it is	AI cost per user joined to real revenue: margin per user, plan and free trial	Hosted SaaS gross-margin tracking: AI spend by provider, model and project against Stripe revenue
Price	Free. Hosted with fair use (100,000 events per app per month), or self-hosted with no limit	See its site
Hosting	Hosted or self-hosted	Hosted
Open source	Yes, MIT (server, dashboard and SDKs)	Not stated
Revenue used for margin	Real revenue from RevenueCat (one-click connect and import), Stripe (webhook and 12-month import, beta, USD), CSV upload, or a revenue API	Stripe balance transactions, net of refunds, disputes and tax, through a read-only key

Where MarginMeter is strong

Net revenue from Stripe balance transactions
Budgets, spend-anomaly and margin-floor alerts
Cost by provider, model and project

Pick MarginMeter if you want company-level gross margin across AI providers from Stripe, rather than margin per end user.

Why teams pick FiscaLLM

Free and open source. MIT, with the server, dashboard and SDKs in one repository. No per-event or per-seat price.
Self-hostable. Run it on your own Vercel and Postgres so revenue and usage data never leave your infrastructure.
Real revenue, from where you bill. One-click RevenueCat for App Store and Google Play apps, Stripe with 12 months of history, CSV upload, or a revenue API.
Margin per user, plan and free trial, with alerts when a paying user starts losing you money, and optional per-user caps.
Never sees prompts. Only user IDs, model names and token counts. Reporting never blocks or slows your app.

Open the demo dashboard (sample data, no sign-up), read the docs, or start free. All comparisons: AI cost per user tools compared.

Questions

Is FiscaLLM a free MarginMeter alternative?

Yes. FiscaLLM is free and open source (MIT): use the hosted service at fiscallm.com or run your own copy. MarginMeter: See its site.

Can I use FiscaLLM and MarginMeter together?

Yes. FiscaLLM only needs one tracking call after each AI request and a revenue source, so it runs next to other tools.