FOSSBilling vs Paymenter
FOSSBilling and Paymenter are both billing and subscriptions software. FOSSBilling is open source under Apache-2.0, with 1.7k GitHub stars. Paymenter is open source under MIT, with 2.8k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick FOSSBilling when
- A small web host or reseller wants a free alternative to WHMCS and accepts beta software.
- Pick Paymenter when
- You run a small game or web hosting business and want a free alternative to WHMCS.
Side by side
Billing and client management for hosting providers and other online services, with automated invoices, payment gateways, client area and provisioning extensions.
A self-hosted billing and storefront for hosting companies, handling products, invoices, Stripe and PayPal payments and provisioning through Pterodactyl and other panels.
The project itself says it is beta with rough edges and limited support.
Smaller ecosystem of provisioning extensions than WHMCS.
Usable (both)
Self-hosted server (both)
PHP, Twig, TypeScript and MySQL
PHP and Laravel
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Open source, MIT (permissive)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice. (both)
1.7k GitHub stars
2.8k GitHub stars
Established: started 4 years ago, latest release 0.8.9.
Established: started 4 years ago, latest release v1.5.9.
Other comparisons
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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.