# Kill Bill vs Tailscale

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

| | Kill Bill | Tailscale |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 5 826 | 38 286 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +65 | +1 444 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 | v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Java | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Tailscale scores 84/100 against 68/100 for Kill Bill, so it is the safer default.

Tailscale ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Kill Bill.

Tailscale is growing faster right now (+1 444 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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