paymentervsvLLM
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| paymenter | vLLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 91/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Billing | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 2 811 | 95 833 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +500 | +3 189 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.5.9 · 2 Oct 2026 | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Python |
Which one should you pick?
vLLM scores 91/100 against 68/100 for paymenter, so it is the safer default.
vLLM is growing faster right now (+3 189 stars in 30 days).
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