# Kill Bill

> Kill Bill is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the accounting & invoicing category. Subscription billing & payments platform. Have access to real-time analytics and financial reports. It has 5,783 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/killbill/killbill |
| Website | https://killbill.io/ |
| GitHub stars | 5,783 |
| Forks | 969 |
| Open issues | 245 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Java |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Java, Docker |
| Categories | Accounting & Invoicing, Finance & Budgeting |
| Commits, last 12 months | 201 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | killbill-0.24.22 (Sep 29, 2026) |
| Created | Oct 21, 2012 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: killbill, billing, payments, subscriptions

## Install

Kill Bill ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/killbill/killbill for the image name and environment variables.

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