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Paymenter is an open-source billing panel built on Laravel, but it still requires self-hosting, server management, and technical expertise. PayRequest offers a fully managed cloud platform with 20+ payment methods, dunning, and a professional customer portal — no DevOps required.
The Key Difference
Paymenter
- Self-hosted Laravel app on your own server
- Requires PHP 8.2+, MySQL, Composer, and queue workers
- Manual updates, backups, and server monitoring
- Hosting-focused — built for server provisioning
- Early-stage project with limited payment gateways
PayRequest
- Fully hosted — no server or DevOps needed
- Sign up and start billing in minutes
- Automatic updates, backups, and security
- Universal billing for any B2B business
- 20+ payment methods built-in natively
Why Choose PayRequest Over Paymenter?
No Server Management
Paymenter requires a Linux server with PHP 8.2+, MySQL, Composer, Nginx, and queue workers. PayRequest is fully hosted — just sign up and go.
No Technical Expertise Needed
Skip the Laravel deployment, queue configuration, and SSL setup. PayRequest works out of the box for non-technical business owners.
20+ Payment Methods
Accept iDEAL, SEPA, Bancontact, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more natively. Paymenter has limited gateway support through extensions.
Dunning & Payment Recovery
Automatically chase failed payments with smart retry logic and reminder emails. Paymenter has no built-in dunning management.
Beyond Hosting Billing
Paymenter is designed for hosting and game server provisioning. PayRequest works for any B2B business — agencies, SaaS, services, and more.
Production-Ready Today
Paymenter is still a young project evolving rapidly. PayRequest is battle-tested with thousands of businesses and a stable, mature platform.
Feature Comparison
See how PayRequest compares to Paymenter
Note: Paymenter is a promising open-source project, especially for hosting and game server billing with Pterodactyl/Virtualizor integration. If you need server provisioning automation and want full control, Paymenter is worth exploring. PayRequest is the better choice if you want managed billing without infrastructure overhead.
Ready for Hassle-Free Billing?
Try PayRequest free for 14 days. No Laravel setup, no server configuration. Just connect Stripe or Mollie and start billing your clients.