# paymenter vs Traefik

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

| | paymenter | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 2 811 | 65 404 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +500 ✓ | +449 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for paymenter.

## Details

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

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