Alternatives to LogicalDOC Community

Community edition of a document management system with search and APIs. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as LogicalDOC Community.

  • Mayan EDMS

    Mature open-source document management system with workflows.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Mayan EDMS is Apache-2.0 with workflows, metadata and OCR-backed full-text search included for free, but it is heavy and expects several services running.

  • OpenKM Community

    Open-source document management with workflows, OCR and search.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    OpenKM Community is a GPL-2.0 document management system with workflows, OCR, search and APIs, but it is also a heavy Java stack and trails its paid editions.

  • Teedy

    Lightweight self-hosted document management server.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Teedy is a lighter GPL-2.0 self-hosted document server with OCR search, LDAP and sharing links, but it has no workflow engine or retention policies.

  • Paperless-ngx

    Turns scanned paper into a searchable archive: OCR, automatic tagging, full-text search and a web interface you host yourself.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    Paperless-ngx is a free GPL-3.0 archive for scanned paper with OCR, automatic tagging and search, deployed through Docker Compose, and it lacks business workflow and API focus.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.