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Docspell vs OpenKM Community: catalog facts
Docspell	OpenKM Community
Free Free and open source.	Freemium The Community Edition is free. Professional 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	Workflow engine and metadata model suited to business document handling APIs for integrating with other systems
Needs a server to set up and maintain Smaller community than some other document managers	The community edition trails the paid professional editions Java application stack that is heavy to deploy and maintain
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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