Kill BillvsWagtail
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Kill Bill | Wagtail | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #4 of 42 in Content Management |
| GitHub stars | 5 826 | 20 594 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +65 | +84 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 19 |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 · 28 Sept 2026 | v8.0.1 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Java | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Wagtail scores 78/100 against 68/100 for Kill Bill, so it is the safer default.
Wagtail ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Kill Bill.
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