FOSSBilling
Hosting and billing automation. Integrates with WHM, CWP, cPanel and HestiaCP. Full API and easily extensible.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 87% of tracked projects; popularity more than 45%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.7k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 0.8.7 · 1 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | PHP, Docker |
Is FOSSBilling actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 1556 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 602 of them.
The most recent tagged release, 0.8.7, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 43 projects we track in Money, Budgeting & Management, FOSSBilling ranks #10 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What FOSSBilling actually does
FOSSBilling is an open-source automation platform designed for web hosting management and client billing. It connects directly with control panels such as cPanel, WHM, and HestiaCP to provision services automatically. It also includes an API for custom integrations and extensions.
Best fit: Freelance web designers or independent hosting providers who need to automate client invoicing and server provisioning without proprietary software costs.
Worth knowing: It competes directly with established commercial billing platforms, meaning you may encounter a smaller ecosystem of third-party plugins and community support.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application, you will typically need to run it behind a web server with a relational database, and Docker deployments will require persistent volumes for storing application state.
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