ActivityWatchvspaymenter
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ActivityWatch | paymenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Time Tracking | #3 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 19 414 | 2 810 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +438 | +499 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 14 |
| Latest release | v0.14.1 · 10 Oct 2026 | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
ActivityWatch scores 80/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.
paymenter ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for ActivityWatch.
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