Legacy billing platforms charge more the bigger you get. Salieno is flat — one price, unlimited clients, a modern stack, cancel anytime. Here’s the side-by-side.
The matrix
The pricing rows are self-hosted, unbranded, monthly licence prices read from each vendor’s own pricing page — the caption under the table gives the date and the URLs. The engineering and feature rows are our own assessment. Blesta, Clientexec and WISECP all publish unlimited clients too; the per-client tier ladder is WHMCS’s alone.
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Feature Salieno vs. legacy | You + us Salieno | Legacy WHMCS | Legacy Blesta | Legacy Clientexec | Proprietary WISECP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||||
| Active clients | Unlimited | Tiered — 250 to 10,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Monthly price | $6/mo flat | $34.95 – $399.95 | $20.95 | $19.95 | $30.90 |
| Cost as you scale | Stays flat | Climbs per tier | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Commitment | Cancel anytime | Monthly only | Monthly or one-time | Monthly only | Monthly or one-time |
| Engineering | |||||
| Framework | Laravel + Livewire | Legacy PHP | Legacy roots | Legacy roots | Proprietary |
| Admin interface | Reactive, no reload | Classic templates | Manual code | Limited | Fixed grid |
| Features | |||||
| Core billing suite | All modules included | Core + paid add-ons | Core + add-ons | Core | Core + modules |
| Live chat | Built-in | Add-on | No | No | Add-on |
| Payment gateways | Stripe + PayPal in core, 28 one-time | Many via add-ons | Several | Basic set | Several |
| Extra panels & gateways | One-time purchase, keep it | Per add-on | Modular | Add-ons | Closed |
Final verdict | Switch | — | — | — | — |
Self-hosted, unbranded, monthly licence prices, read from each vendor’s own pricing page on 27 July 2026: whmcs.com/pricing, blesta.com/pricing, clientexec.com/pricing, wisecp.com/en/pricing. WHMCS is priced by active client count and publishes no tier above 10,000 clients. Blesta and WISECP also sell one-time perpetual licences; Clientexec does not.
Comparing against WHMCS specifically? The tier-by-tier price table is on /whmcs-alternative.
The client tax
WHMCS prices by active client count — $34.95/mo up to 250 clients, $54.95 up to 500, $84.95 up to 1,000, $179.95 up to 2,500, and on to $399.95 at 10,000. Salieno is the same price at every one of those numbers.
Monthly cost as your client count grows
At 2,500 clients
unchanged from day one
5.1× its cheapest self-hosted licence
and $347.40/yr even at their entry tier
WHMCS self-hosted tiers by active client count: $34.95 (≤250), $54.95 (≤500), $84.95 (≤1,000), $179.95 (≤2,500), $284.95 (≤5,000), $399.95 (≤10,000); nothing is published above 10,000. Salieno is $6/mo at every one of them. Even at WHMCS’s cheapest tier the gap is $347.40 a year. Prices read from whmcs.com/pricing on 27 July 2026, excluding tax.
Why this matters
Why should you pay your billing platform more when you sell more? Salieno’s price is flat — from your first client to your ten-thousandth.
Keep 100% of your scaling upside
Your software bill doesn’t grow with your customer list.
Predictable costs
Know your billing platform cost months ahead, to the dollar.
No tier-jump surprises
No emails saying ‘you grew, pay 2× more starting next month.’
Legacy billing platforms started in the early 2000s. They’ve been patched, not rebuilt. Salieno was built clean on today’s stack.
Laravel, Livewire & Tailwind
A modern, reactive admin: no full-page reloads, no dated templates.
Kept current, always
Built on today’s stack and updated continuously, not patched onto 2006 foundations.
Free updates while active
Your $6/mo keeps the licence live and every update flowing — no paid upgrade cycles.
Switching
Salieno installs on your own server, so moving over happens on your terms. Stand it up alongside your current platform, get your services and gateways configured, and cut over when you’re ready — you’re in control the whole way.
Install on your own server
Self-hosted on your VPS (PHP 8.2+, IonCube). Your data lives on infrastructure you control.
Run it side by side
Because it’s your server, keep your current platform live and switch over on your own schedule — no forced cutover.
Try it free for 30 days
Explore every core module before your first charge on day 30.
Real people to help
Built-in ticketing and live chat, plus our team, to get you configured and comfortable.
WHMCS · still live
your current platform
Salieno · your server
installed alongside
Products & pricing
01
Payment gateways
02
Domain registrar
03
Client records
04
Get started
Every core module included. Stripe and PayPal built in, dozens more gateways in the marketplace. Flat $6/mo, cancel anytime — switch at your own pace.
WHMCS, Blesta, Clientexec and WISECP are trademarks of their respective owners; Salieno is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Competitor prices on this page were read from each vendor’s own pricing page on 27 July 2026 and change without notice — the vendor’s page is the authority.