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paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx alternatives

document management system (DMS) / OCR archiving

Paperless-ngx is a self-hosted document management system that scans, OCRs, indexes, and archives documents into a searchable online archive.

44.5kPythonGPL-3.0active · last push 1d agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

ciur/papermerge

choose when you want an Apache-licensed web DMS with a different UI and active development.

Open Source Document Management System for Digital Archives (Scanned Documents)

2.9k
Python
Apache-2.0
slowing9mo ago
mayan-edms/Mayan-EDMS

choose when you need a mature, feature-rich DMS with workflows and ACLs.

Free Open Source Document Management System (mirror, no pull request or issues)

832
Python
NOASSERTION
active3mo ago
papermerge/papermerge-core

choose when you want a modular DMS core with a REST API and separate frontend.

Papermerge DMS core backend, REST API server, and frontend UI

528
Python
Apache-2.0
active5mo ago
simpledms/simpledms

choose when you want a simple, lightweight DMS written in Go with AGPL.

Document management for small businesses.

162
Go
AGPL-3.0
active4d ago
RndUsername/Home-DMS

choose when you want a modern TypeScript DMS focused on categorization.

Categorize your digital documents in a well designed UI, using modern technologies.

64
TypeScript
MIT
slowing1.5y ago
eikek/docspell

choose when you want an Elm/AGPL DMS with flexible OCR and ingestion.

Assist in organizing your piles of documents, resulting from scanners, e-mails and other sources with miminal effort.

2.3k
Elm
AGPL-3.0
active3d ago
sismics/docs

choose when you want a lightweight JavaScript DMS with GPL-2.0.

Lightweight document management system packed with all the features you can expect from big expensive solutions

2.6k
JavaScript
GPL-2.0
active6d ago
logicaldoc/community

choose when you want a Java-based DMS with LGPL community edition.

LogicalDOC Community open source document management system https://www.logicaldoc.com

141
Java
LGPL-3.0
active2d ago
jonashellmann/everydocs-core

choose when you want a simple Ruby DMS for private use.

A simple Document Management System for private use with basic functionality to organize your documents digitally

403
Ruby
GPL-3.0
active20d ago
opendocman/opendocman

choose when you want a PHP DMS with GPL-2.0.

OpenDocMan - Free PHP Document Management System DMS

281
PHP
GPL-2.0
active3d ago
harish81/digidocu

choose when you want a Laravel-based DMS with GPL-3.0.

Open Source Documents Management System Built with Laravel 10

142
PHP
GPL-3.0
dormant2.4y ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

formkiq/formkiq-core

choose when you want a serverless AWS-based DMS with multi-tenant REST API.

Open-source document management platform leveraging AWS managed services. RESTful API for document storage, processing, full-text search, and metadata management. Multi-tenant serverless architecture with auto-scaling... deployed entirely in your AWS account.

161
Java
NOASSERTION
active2d ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

LodestoneHQ/lodestone

archived personal DMS; choose only if you need a legacy simple self-hosted archive.

Personal Document Archiving (DMS, EDMS for Personal/Home Office use)

522
GPL-3.0
archived5.5y ago
adlibre/Adlibre-DMS

older Django DMS, choose if you need a BSD-licensed legacy codebase.

Cloud Document management system (DMS). Designed for scale, extensibility and integration. Build with Python & Django.

76
Python
BSD-3-Clause
dormant8.1y ago

End-user tools

Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.

openpaperwork/paperwork

choose when you want a desktop GUI document manager instead of a web server.

Personal document manager (Linux/Windows) -- Moved to Gnome's Gitlab

2.4k
Python
none
archived5mo ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named paperless-ngx among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how paperless-ngx rates them is a separate judgement, made when paperless-ngx is analysed in its own right.

Yuliang-Liu/MonkeyOCR

calls paperless-ngxend-user document management system that performs OCR internally

A lightweight LMM-based Document Parsing Model

6.6kPythonactive