# nopcommerce vs polar

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

| | nopcommerce | polar |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #11 of 27 in E-commerce | #1 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 10 171 | 10 437 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +15 | +158 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 1 |
| Latest release | release-5.00.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

polar scores 71/100 against 68/100 for nopcommerce, so it is the safer default.

nopcommerce ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.

If you want the quickest setup, nopcommerce is easier to run; polar needs more configuration.

polar is growing faster right now (+158 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [nopcommerce](https://selfhost.directory/project/nopcommerce) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nopcommerce.md)
- [polar](https://selfhost.directory/project/polar) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/polar.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/nopcommerce-vs-polar