# akaunting vs Kill Bill

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

| | akaunting | Kill Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 68/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Accounting | #4 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 10 245 ✓ | 5 826 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +112 ✓ | +68 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

Kill Bill scores 68/100 against 67/100 for akaunting, so it is the safer default.

akaunting ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Kill Bill.

## Details

- [akaunting](https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting.md)
- [Kill Bill](https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/akaunting-vs-kill-bill