UsageGate helps apps control what each customer can use and how much they can use.
When you build a SaaS product, you eventually need to answer questions like: Who can use this feature? How many credits do they have left? What happens when they upgrade, downgrade, or cancel?
UsageGate gives you that infrastructure out of the box.
For example, if your AI app gives Free users 10 generations and Pro users 500, UsageGate can manage the plans, track usage, enforce the limits, and update access when a customer’s subscription changes.
UsageGate keeps track of each user’s plan and usage, automatically checks their limits, and decides whether they can use a feature.
The outcome: you spend less time building billing and usage infrastructure and more time building your actual product. You also have fewer systems to maintain and fewer edge cases to worry about as your SaaS grows.
UsageGate enforces subscription limits by checking and consuming usage on each request.
- for
- Developers building SaaS products that need per-feature usage enforcement.
- pricing
- freemium
works withNext.jsStripeRedisTypeScript
Key features
6 features of UsageGate
- Access checks — canAccess call verifies if a user can use a feature at request time.
- Consume credits — Deducts metered units like AI credits or API calls after a successful check.
- Stripe sync — Automatically syncs with Stripe subscriptions for billing.
- Redis-backed enforcement — Fast, reliable storage of usage data using Redis.
- TypeScript SDK — npm package @usagegate/sdk for easy integration in Next.js routes.
- Plan definition UI — Dashboard lets you create and edit named plans with custom feature limits.
Use cases
- Limit AI model calls per user based on their subscription tier.
- Restrict number of file exports for premium customers.
- Control seat counts for team-based SaaS offerings.
UsageGate pricing
- Free$050,000 checks / month · 10,000 consumes / month · Stripe subscription sync · Redis-backed enforcement
- Hobby$19/mo/month1,000,000 checks / month · 100,000 consumes / month · Stripe subscription sync · Redis-backed enforcement
- Pro$79/mo/month10,000,000 checks / month · 1,000,000 consumes / month · Stripe subscription sync · Redis-backed enforcement
- Scale$299/mo/month50,000,000 checks / month · 10,000,000 consumes / month · Stripe subscription sync · Redis-backed enforcement
UsageGate vs alternatives
 UsageGate | .png?width=64) Langfuse |  Clerk |  Keel |  WunderGraph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Per-request usage enforcement for subscription plans | LLM app analytics | User auth & management | Backend infrastructure | API composition |
| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Free | Subscription | Free |
| DevHunt upvotes | 2 | 89 | 61 | 46 | 38 |
| Launched | Sep 2026 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | Jan 2023 |
- UsageGate vs Langfuse: Langfuse provides observability for LLM apps, not usage enforcement.
- UsageGate vs Clerk: Clerk focuses on user management and authentication, not request-level usage limits.
- UsageGate vs Keel: Keel offers backend tooling and team collaboration, not per-request subscription checks.
- UsageGate vs WunderGraph: WunderGraph enables API composition, whereas UsageGate enforces usage quotas.
UsageGate FAQ
What is a check?+
A check is a canAccess call that asks whether an end user can use a feature right now.
What is a consume?+
A consume deducts from a metered grant such as credits or API calls after a successful check.
Do my customers pay these prices?+
No, the listed prices are for UsageGate; your payment gateway bills your users.
Can I change plans later?+
Yes, you can upgrade or downgrade from the Dashboard → Billing and limits follow your billing cycle.
Is a credit card required for the free plan?+
No, you can start a free account without a credit card.
Summarized by DevHunt from usagegate.io · Sep 27, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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