# akaunting vs Wagtail

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

| | akaunting | Wagtail |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Accounting | #4 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 10 251 | 20 593 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +113 ✓ | +83 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v8.0.1 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Other | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | PHP | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Wagtail scores 78/100 against 67/100 for akaunting, so it is the safer default.

Wagtail ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for akaunting.

## Details

- [akaunting](https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting.md)
- [Wagtail](https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wagtail.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/akaunting-vs-wagtail