Kribana: an Orb alternative.
Orb is a developer-first usage metering and pricing API.Here’s how Kribana compares if you’re evaluating both.
Orb gives engineering teams a strong metering primitive. Kribana gives GTM teams the whole billing surface — metering included — without a build project.
- ✕Every price change becomes an engineering ticket, not a dashboard edit
- ✕No portal, invoicing or dunning — you're still building the rest of billing yourself
- ✕Payment recovery is entirely DIY on top of the metering layer
Will my historical usage data carry over from Orb?
Yes — we import historical usage and invoice history during onboarding, so your ledger and customer portal have continuity from day one.
Do I need to switch payment processors to move off Orb?
No. Kribana is processor-neutral — keep Stripe, Razorpay, Adyen or Braintree, or run more than one at once.
What happens if I'm still under contract with Orb?
Most teams run Kribana in parallel until the existing contract lapses, then cut over billing at the start of a cycle with no gap in invoicing.
How long does switching from Orb actually take?
Most teams go live in one to two weeks: connect your event stream, mirror your current pricing, validate a billing cycle side-by-side, then cut over.