# PaddleOCR vs paymenter

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

| | PaddleOCR | paymenter |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 85/100 ✓ | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 4 in OCR | #3 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 91 926 ✓ | 2 811 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +485 | +500 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.

paymenter ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PaddleOCR.

## Details

- [PaddleOCR](https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr.md)
- [paymenter](https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/paddleocr-vs-paymenter