Kill Bill

★ 5.9k

A self-hosted alternative to Paypal, Stripe

Apache License 2.0Open Source — No PaywallDocker9 active committers (12mo)

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Kill Bill is an open-source subscription billing and payments platform aimed at businesses that need to manage billing, payments, and SaaS-style subscription operations. It is positioned as a...

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Features

real-time analytics
financial reports
subscription billing models
trials and promotional discounts
modular architecture
extensibility
AWS one-click deployment
hosted sandboxes
developer tools

Details

Last Updated: Nov 11, 2026
Created: Oct 21, 2012
Install Methods: docker
Runtime / Stack: JavaDocker
Privacy & Independence: Cloud: Optional
Deployment: Deployment: no container deployment found

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