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Docspell vs LogicalDOC Community: catalog facts
DocspellLogicalDOC Community
Free

Free and open source.

Freemium

The Community Edition is free and open source. Business editions are paid.

Android, Web, Self-hosted Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Self-hosted, so documents stay on your server
  • Takes in documents from scanners and email
  • REST and SOAP APIs for integration with other business systems
  • Access control and versioning in the free community edition
  • Needs a server to set up and maintain
  • Smaller community than some other document managers
  • Many features, including OCR and workflow, are in the paid editions
  • Java stack with a substantial resource footprint
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License not stated License: LGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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