# paymenter vs prometheus

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

| | paymenter | prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 2 812 | 66 852 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +497 | +625 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 16 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

prometheus scores 90/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.

prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for paymenter.

## Details

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

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