# Kill Bill vs Wagtail

> 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 | 5 827 | 20 593 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +66 | +83 ✓ |
| 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.

## Details

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

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