# Kill Bill vs verdaccio

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

| | Kill Bill | verdaccio |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 11 in Package Management |
| GitHub stars | 5 828 | 17 956 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +67 ✓ | +57 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 29 ✓ |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 | v7.0.2 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Java | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

verdaccio scores 76/100 against 68/100 for Kill Bill, so it is the safer default.

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

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

## Details

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

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