# paymenter vs PhotoPrism

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

| | paymenter | PhotoPrism |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #4 of 142 in Media Management |
| GitHub stars | 2 811 | 40 370 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +500 ✓ | +135 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 | 261007-65faaae5d · 7 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

PhotoPrism scores 76/100 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 PhotoPrism.

paymenter is growing faster right now (+500 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [paymenter](https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paymenter.md)
- [PhotoPrism](https://selfhost.directory/project/photoprism) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/photoprism.md)

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