# Ente vs paymenter

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

| | Ente | paymenter |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 ✓ | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 41 in Photo Management | #3 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 29 724 ✓ | 2 811 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +664 ✓ | +500 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 30 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | ente-cli-v0.4.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Dart | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Ente scores 82/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.

Ente ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for paymenter.

## Details

- [Ente](https://selfhost.directory/project/ente) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ente.md)
- [paymenter](https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter.md)

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