The Affordable Baremetrics Alternative
Get the same subscription analytics—MRR, churn, LTV, cohort retention—without the enterprise price tag.
Pricing Comparison
Baremetrics
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How Baremetrics and illumi Compare in Practice
Baremetrics pioneered the “connect Stripe and see your metrics” category, and it remains a solid tool for subscription analytics. Where it differs from illumi is primarily in pricing structure and audience. Baremetrics tiers start at $108/mo and scale with your MRR, which can become expensive quickly for growing startups.
illumi covers the same core metrics—MRR with new, expansion, and churned breakdowns, churn rate trending, customer LTV segmentation, and cohort retention heatmaps. Both tools pull data directly from Stripe via OAuth, so there is no CSV importing or manual data entry.
The practical difference shows up in setup time and cost. illumi connects in about 30 seconds and uses flat pricing that doesn't scale with your revenue. For bootstrapped founders and small teams, that means predictable costs regardless of growth trajectory.
Who Should Switch to illumi?
- •Bootstrapped SaaS founders who need MRR, churn, and LTV tracking without committing to a $108+/mo analytics tool that scales with revenue.
- •Early-stage teams under $50k MRR looking for the same depth of subscription analytics that enterprise tools provide, at a price point that fits a pre-seed budget.
- •Indie hackers running multiple products who want a single dashboard across Stripe accounts without paying per-account fees that multiply quickly.
Why SaaS Founders Choose illumi Over Baremetrics
Lower cost, same insights. illumi provides the subscription analytics you need—MRR, churn, LTV, cohort retention—at a price that makes sense for bootstrapped founders and small teams.
Faster setup. Connect your Stripe account via OAuth and see your metrics in 30 seconds. No complex configuration or data mapping required.
Built for indie hackers and small SaaS. We don't charge based on your MRR or customer count. Simple, predictable pricing that doesn't punish growth.