paymentervsTelegraf
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| paymenter | Telegraf | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 2 810 | 17 886 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +499 | +62 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 16 |
| Latest release | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 | v1.40.2 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Telegraf scores 78/100 against 69/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.
Telegraf ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for paymenter.
If you want the quickest setup, Telegraf is easier to run; paymenter needs more configuration.
paymenter is growing faster right now (+499 stars in 30 days).
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