# AdGuard Home vs paymenter

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | AdGuard Home | paymenter |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 ✓ | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 41 in DNS | #3 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 37 823 ✓ | 2 811 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +764 ✓ | +500 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.0.0-b.1 · 30 Sept 2026 | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

AdGuard Home scores 84/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.

AdGuard Home ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for paymenter.

## Details

- [AdGuard Home](https://selfhost.directory/project/adguard-home) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/adguard-home.md)
- [paymenter](https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/adguard-home-vs-paymenter