paymentervsStrapi
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| paymenter | Strapi | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 85/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 13 in Headless CMS |
| GitHub stars | 2 811 | 73 401 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +500 | +171 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 31 |
| Latest release | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 | v5.60.0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | PHP | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Strapi scores 85/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.
Strapi ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for paymenter.
paymenter is growing faster right now (+500 stars in 30 days).
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