Baremetrics vs ChartMogul vs ProfitWell: Which SaaS Analytics Tool Wins in 2026?

If you’re looking for a SaaS metrics dashboard and you’ve done any research, you’ve seen these three names: Baremetrics, ChartMogul, and ProfitWell. They’re the most established subscription analytics tools on the market.

But they’re not interchangeable. They have different pricing models, different strengths, and different ideal users. Here’s how they actually compare — and where a newer alternative fills the gaps they all leave open.

Pricing Comparison: What You’ll Actually Pay

This is where the differences start:

Baremetrics is the most expensive from day one. No free tier. Their pricing scales with your MRR — so as you grow, you pay more to see the same dashboard. At $50K MRR, you’re paying $250+/mo.

ChartMogul has the best free tier for funded startups. Up to $10K MRR, it’s completely free. But once you pass that threshold, it jumps to $99/mo — which is actually more than Baremetrics at the same MRR level.

ProfitWell (now Paddle) offers free basic metrics, but retention and recovery features require paid plans with custom pricing. The bigger issue: ProfitWell’s future as a standalone product is uncertain since the Paddle acquisition. It’s increasingly Paddle-first.

For an indie founder at $2K MRR, the math is clear: Baremetrics costs $75/mo (3.75% of revenue), ChartMogul is free, and ProfitWell is free with limitations.

Feature-by-Feature: Baremetrics vs ChartMogul vs ProfitWell

MRR Tracking & Revenue Metrics

All three handle the basics well. MRR, ARR, subscriber counts, MRR movements (new, expansion, contraction, churn). If all you need is a Stripe revenue dashboard with pretty charts, any of them works.

Edge: ChartMogul. Their data pipeline is the most robust, especially if you connect multiple payment platforms.

Cohort Analysis & Retention

Baremetrics has solid cohort analysis. ChartMogul has the deepest cohort tools — you can segment by plan, geography, acquisition channel, and more. ProfitWell’s cohort features are more limited.

Edge: ChartMogul. Best cohort analysis in this category.

Churn Analysis

Baremetrics shows you churn rate and churned customers. ChartMogul does the same with more segmentation options. ProfitWell adds “Retain” — an automated dunning tool for reducing involuntary churn from failed payments.

None of them predict churn. They tell you what happened after a customer leaves, not before.

Edge: ProfitWell, if you’re already on Paddle and want dunning. Otherwise, a tie.

Customer Health Scoring

This is the gap. None of these three tools offer a customer health score.

Baremetrics shows you individual customer pages with revenue history. ChartMogul has customer profiles with activity logs. But neither assigns a health score or flags at-risk customers proactively. If you want to predict which customers will churn — not just report on the ones who already did — you need to look elsewhere.

Edge: None. This feature doesn’t exist in any of the three.

AI Features

As of 2026, Baremetrics has basic AI summaries. ChartMogul has no AI features. ProfitWell has no AI features.

None of them offer an AI chat where you can ask questions about your revenue data, or AI-powered churn prediction alerts.

Edge: None offer meaningful AI for subscription analytics.

Integrations

• Baremetrics: Stripe, Braintree, Recurly, App Store Connect, Google Play
• ChartMogul: Stripe, Braintree, Recurly, Paddle, PayPal, Google Play, App Store Connect, GoCardless, Chargebee
• ProfitWell: Stripe, Braintree, Recurly, Zuora, Chargebee — but increasingly Paddle-centric

Edge: ChartMogul. Widest integration support by far.

So Which One Should You Choose?

Choose Baremetrics if: You want a clean, no-nonsense dashboard and don’t mind paying $75+/mo. Best for funded SaaS teams who value simplicity over depth.

Choose ChartMogul if: You need deep analytics, connect multiple payment platforms, or want the best free tier. Best for startups that plan to scale past $10K MRR quickly.

Choose ProfitWell if: You’re already on Paddle or want built-in dunning/retention tools. Best for Paddle merchants.

The Gap All Three Leave Open

Here’s what struck me when evaluating Baremetrics vs ChartMogul vs ProfitWell: they’re all backward-looking tools. They’re great at telling you what already happened — this is your MRR, these customers churned, here’s your cohort retention. But none of them answer the question indie founders actually need: which customers are about to churn, and what should I do about it?

That’s why I built RevPane.

RevPane starts at $19/mo (flat — no MRR-based scaling) and includes everything the big three charge $75-99/mo for, plus:

• Customer health scores — a 0-100 score for every customer, updated hourly, based on payment recency, frequency, revenue trend, and reliability
• AI churn risk alerts — get an email when a customer’s health drops below your threshold, not a weekly digest after they’ve already left
• AI chat — ask “which customers spent the most last quarter?” or “what’s my projected MRR in 90 days?” and get an answer in plain English
• Cash flow forecasting — 90-day revenue projection based on MRR trend and historical churn rate

The trade-off: RevPane is newer and supports Stripe, Gumroad, and LemonSqueezy (not the dozen platforms ChartMogul covers). If you’re Stripe-first — like most indie SaaS founders — that’s not a limitation.

Start free, no credit card required.

Looking for more options? See our full list of Baremetrics alternatives for indie founders.