OpenRev vs DataBull

DataBull describes itself as “Revenue analytics you pay for once”

The short answer

DataBull and OpenRev both run revenue analytics on infrastructure you own. DataBull is a closed-source product you buy once and install into your Cloudflare account; it connects Stripe, Polar and Dodo Payments. OpenRev is free and MIT-licensed, runs on Cloudflare, Docker or Node.js, and has 11 payment providers built in.

Facts checked on October 25, 2026, from DataBull's own site. Sources

Side by side

Pricing: OpenRev
Free. You pay only for your own hosting, and small sites fit Cloudflare's free plan
DataBull
One-time license: $49 when checked, launch pricing that rises as licenses sell to $99. One production install, unlimited sites; no free tier or trial
Source code: OpenRev
Open source (MIT)
DataBull
Proprietary (commercial license)
Hosting: OpenRev
You host it: Cloudflare Workers + D1, Docker or Node.js, with D1, SQLite or PostgreSQL
DataBull
Self-hosted on your Cloudflare account (Workers + D1); a hosted plan is announced as coming soon
Revenue attribution: OpenRev
Built in: payments are linked to visitors and the channel that brought them, with LTV and renewals by source
DataBull
Built in: payments, renewals and refunds are linked to the visitor's source, and past payments are imported
Payment providers: OpenRev
Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Polar, Dodo Payments, Creem, Shopify, WooCommerce, Gumroad, Paystack and Razorpay, plus a custom webhook and a Payments API
DataBull
Stripe, Polar and Dodo Payments
Cookies: OpenRev
First-party visitor ID by default; optional cookieless mode per site
DataBull
First-party cookies by default; cookieless, or cookieless until consent, per site
Goals & funnels: OpenRev
DataBull
Visitor journeys: OpenRev
DataBull
Realtime view: OpenRev
DataBull
API: OpenRev
REST API with an OpenAPI spec
DataBull
Read-only API keys over JSON-RPC, and a CLI
MCP server for AI agents: OpenRev
Built into every install
DataBull
Built into every install (read-only)
Alerts: OpenRev
Payments, goals, traffic spikes and digests to Slack, Discord, Telegram, email or webhooks
DataBull
Telegram: sales, refunds, traffic spikes and a daily digest

OpenRev and DataBull compared feature by feature
Feature	OpenRev	DataBull
Pricing	Free. You pay only for your own hosting, and small sites fit Cloudflare's free plan	One-time license: $49 when checked, launch pricing that rises as licenses sell to $99. One production install, unlimited sites; no free tier or trial
Source code	Open source (MIT)	Proprietary (commercial license)
Hosting	You host it: Cloudflare Workers + D1, Docker or Node.js, with D1, SQLite or PostgreSQL	Self-hosted on your Cloudflare account (Workers + D1); a hosted plan is announced as coming soon
Revenue attribution	Built in: payments are linked to visitors and the channel that brought them, with LTV and renewals by source	Built in: payments, renewals and refunds are linked to the visitor's source, and past payments are imported
Payment providers	Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Polar, Dodo Payments, Creem, Shopify, WooCommerce, Gumroad, Paystack and Razorpay, plus a custom webhook and a Payments API	Stripe, Polar and Dodo Payments
Cookies	First-party visitor ID by default; optional cookieless mode per site	First-party cookies by default; cookieless, or cookieless until consent, per site
Goals & funnels
Visitor journeys
Realtime view
API	REST API with an OpenAPI spec	Read-only API keys over JSON-RPC, and a CLI
MCP server for AI agents	Built into every install	Built into every install (read-only)
Alerts	Payments, goals, traffic spikes and digests to Slack, Discord, Telegram, email or webhooks	Telegram: sales, refunds, traffic spikes and a daily digest

The main differences

License and price

DataBull is proprietary: you buy a perpetual license for one production install ($49 at launch pricing when we checked, rising to $99), and the install checks in with databull.app for licensing and updates. OpenRev is MIT-licensed, with no license key and nothing to buy.

Where it runs

DataBull runs only on Cloudflare, with Workers and D1. OpenRev runs on Cloudflare the same way, or in Docker or on Node.js with SQLite or PostgreSQL.

Payment providers

DataBull connects Stripe, Polar and Dodo Payments. OpenRev has 11 providers built in, including Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Shopify and WooCommerce, plus a custom webhook and a Payments API for anything else.

Consent handling

Both let each site choose first-party cookies or a cookieless mode. DataBull also has a cookieless-until-consent mode that switches when your banner reports consent; OpenRev doesn't have that yet.

API and alerts

DataBull's API and MCP server are read-only, and its alerts go to Telegram. OpenRev's REST API can also record payments, goals and identities, and its alerts go to Slack, Discord, Telegram, email or webhooks.

Which one fits you

Choose DataBull if

You want a cookieless-until-consent mode tied to your cookie banner.
You only take payments through Stripe, Polar or Dodo Payments and are happy to pay once for a packaged product.

Choose OpenRev if

You want open-source code you can audit and change, with no license checks.
You want to run on Docker, Node.js or PostgreSQL instead of Cloudflare.
You sell through Lemon Squeezy, Paddle, Shopify, WooCommerce, Gumroad, Creem, Paystack or Razorpay.
You want alerts in Slack, Discord, email or webhooks, or an API that can write data.

Switching from DataBull

Replace DataBull's script with OpenRev's and connect your payment provider in OpenRev. If your checkout already passes datafast_visitor_id metadata, which both tools read, it keeps working as is. Visits recorded before the switch stay in DataBull's database.

OpenRev and DataBull: questions

Is DataBull open source?

No. DataBull's own site says you receive a ready-built bundle under a commercial license, not the source code. OpenRev is open source under the MIT license.

Do DataBull and OpenRev both run on Cloudflare?

Yes. Both deploy to Cloudflare Workers with a D1 database, and for most small sites both fit Cloudflare's free plan. OpenRev can also run in Docker or on Node.js with SQLite or PostgreSQL.

Which costs less, DataBull or OpenRev?

OpenRev's software is free. DataBull is a one-time license, $49 when we checked, with the price rising as licenses sell. With either one, your Cloudflare bill is separate; busy sites may need Cloudflare's $5/month Workers Paid plan.

Try OpenRev on your own site

One command sets it up on Cloudflare, Docker or Node.js. It's free.

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Sources

Facts about DataBull come from these pages, read on October 25, 2026. Facts about OpenRev come from its source code and docs. Spotted something out of date? Open an issue.

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