# Drupal Commerce vs polar

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

| | Drupal Commerce | polar |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 63/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #14 of 27 in E-commerce | #1 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | — | 10 436 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +157 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 1 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | — | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

polar scores 71/100 against 63/100 for Drupal Commerce, so it is the safer default.

polar ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Drupal Commerce.

polar is growing faster right now (+157 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Drupal Commerce](https://selfhost.directory/project/drupal-commerce) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/drupal-commerce.md)
- [polar](https://selfhost.directory/project/polar) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/polar.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/drupal-commerce-vs-polar