# paymenter vs temporal

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

| | paymenter | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 2 812 | 24 069 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +501 | +791 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.

paymenter ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

If you want the quickest setup, paymenter is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.

## Details

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

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