# invoice-ninja vs Traefik

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

| | invoice-ninja | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Invoicing | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 10 365 | 65 404 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +255 | +449 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 36 ✓ | 34 |
| Latest release | v5.13.50 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 70/100 for invoice-ninja, so it is the safer default.

invoice-ninja ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 34 for Traefik.

## Details

- [invoice-ninja](https://selfhost.directory/project/invoice-ninja) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/invoice-ninja.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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