LemSubs vs NachoNacho
SaaS marketplace with virtual cards and discounts — a buying platform first, management platform second
NachoNacho is a SaaS marketplace, not a SaaS management platform. You buy subscriptions through them, they issue a virtual card per vendor, and you get a discount on many SaaS products in exchange. The 'management' layer (renewal alerts, totals, basic dashboard) is a side benefit of having all your purchases on their virtual cards.
It's a real value prop if you're actively buying lots of new SaaS and want negotiated discounts — savings on Notion, Calendly, Webflow, and similar can add up. As pure subscription management, it's thin: the dashboard only sees subscriptions purchased through their marketplace, so anything you bought elsewhere (direct from vendor, on personal cards, on corporate cards) is invisible.
There's no overlap detection across all your subs, no health scores, no cancel guides for non-marketplace vendors, and no LTD tracking. LemSubs handles every subscription regardless of source. The two pair naturally for founders who want both: NachoNacho for discounted purchasing, LemSubs for the complete subscription view across all sources. **Decision framework.** Choose NachoNacho if you're actively buying new SaaS and the marketplace discounts pay for the per-card fees.
Choose LemSubs if you have an existing subscription stack you want to optimize regardless of where you bought it. Run both if you're using NachoNacho for new purchases — pipe the marketplace subs into LemSubs alongside everything else for the complete picture.
NachoNacho pricing
Free + Pro $5/mo + per-card and transaction fees
NachoNacho is best for
Founders and SMBs who want bulk SaaS discounts and per-vendor virtual cards, in exchange for purchasing through the NachoNacho marketplace.
Where NachoNacho wins
- Real discounts on marketplace SaaS (often 10–30% off)
- Per-vendor virtual cards for spend control and easy cancellation
- Free base tier
- Useful for active SaaS buyers
- Marketplace makes new-tool discovery easy
Where NachoNacho falls short
- Only manages marketplace-purchased subs — most of your stack is invisible
- Requires switching how you buy SaaS to capture value
- Thin analytics layer
- Per-card and transaction fees add up
- Discounts only apply to marketplace partner vendors
Moving from NachoNacho to LemSubs
- Export your NachoNacho subscription list (Dashboard -> Export)
- Sign up for LemSubs and Smart Import the export
- Add the subscriptions purchased outside the NachoNacho marketplace (this is usually most of them)
- Enable overlap detection — particularly useful when you've bought similar tools through different channels
- Set up the renewal calendar across all sources, not just marketplace purchases
- Use LemSubs LTD tracking for the lifetime deals NachoNacho doesn't model
Frequently asked questions
Should I use both?
Yes — many founders use NachoNacho for discounted purchasing of new SaaS, and LemSubs for the complete subscription view across all sources. Different jobs, complementary value.
Will the NachoNacho dashboard show my non-marketplace subs?
No — only what you've purchased through their marketplace. That's the structural limit of a marketplace-led model. LemSubs captures everything because the source of truth is what you tell it, not where you bought it.
Are the discounts real?
Yes, on partner vendors. The math depends on your stack — if you're buying lots of NachoNacho-partner SaaS, the discounts can outweigh the per-card fees. If your stack is heavy on non-partner vendors, the value is lower.