# akaunting vs World Monitor

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

| | akaunting | World Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Accounting | #5 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 10 251 | 89 750 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +113 | +2 411 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.11.6 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

World Monitor scores 86/100 against 67/100 for akaunting, so it is the safer default.

World Monitor ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for akaunting.

If you want the quickest setup, akaunting is easier to run; World Monitor needs more configuration.

World Monitor is growing faster right now (+2 411 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [akaunting](https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting.md)
- [World Monitor](https://selfhost.directory/project/world-monitor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/world-monitor.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/akaunting-vs-world-monitor