# Kill Bill vs temporal

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

| | Kill Bill | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 5 827 | 24 063 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +66 | +785 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Java | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 68/100 for Kill Bill, so it is the safer default.

temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Kill Bill.

If you want the quickest setup, Kill Bill is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.

temporal is growing faster right now (+785 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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