CMS Made Simplevspaymenter
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CMS Made Simple | paymenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #11 of 42 in Content Management | #3 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | — | 2 811 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +500 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 14 |
| Latest release | — | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | — | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
paymenter scores 68/100 against 64/100 for CMS Made Simple, so it is the safer default.
paymenter ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CMS Made Simple.
paymenter is growing faster right now (+500 stars in 30 days).
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