Bitcart vs Btcpayserver
Bitcart and Btcpayserver are both payments software. Bitcart is open source under MIT, with 1k GitHub stars. Btcpayserver is open source under MIT, with 7.9k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Bitcart when
- You want to accept several cryptocurrencies, not just Bitcoin, on your own server.
- Pick Btcpayserver when
- You want to accept Bitcoin directly into your own wallet without a third-party processor.
Side by side
A self-hosted crypto payment processor supporting BTC, LTC, BCH, XMR, ETH, TRX, USDT and more, with a store, invoices and e-commerce plugins.
A self-hosted Bitcoin and Lightning payment processor with invoices, a point of sale, crowdfunding pages and e-commerce plugins, with no middleman fees.
Still pre-1.0 with a small team, and you handle custody, volatility and compliance.
You run a full node and handle crypto price volatility, accounting and tax yourself.
Usable
Production-ready
Self-hosted server (both)
Python, FastAPI and Docker
C#, .NET and PostgreSQL
Open source, MIT (permissive) (both)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice. (both)
1k GitHub stars
7.9k GitHub stars
Established: started 7 years ago, latest release 0.11.0.1.
Established: started 9 years ago, latest release v2.4.7.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.