# Kill Bill vs Umbraco CMS

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

| | Kill Bill | Umbraco CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #7 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 5 827 ✓ | 5 278 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +66 ✓ | +21 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 29 ✓ |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 | release-18.3.0 · 29 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Java | C |

## Which one should you pick?

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

Umbraco CMS ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Kill Bill.

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

Kill Bill is growing faster right now (+66 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Kill Bill](https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kill-bill.md)
- [Umbraco CMS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umbraco-cms.md)

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