# Kill Bill vs Kimai

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

| | Kill Bill | Kimai |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 13 in Billing | #2 of 11 in Time Tracking |
| GitHub stars | 5 826 ✓ | 5 111 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +68 | +73 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 23 ✓ |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 | 2.71.0 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Java | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Kimai scores 71/100 against 68/100 for Kill Bill, so it is the safer default.

Kimai ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Kill Bill.

## Details

- [Kill Bill](https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill.md)
- [Kimai](https://selfhost.directory/project/kimai2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kimai2.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/kill-bill-vs-kimai2