Docspell vs Paperless-ngx: catalog facts
 Docspell |   Paperless-ngx |
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Free Free and open source. |
Free Free and open source under the GPL. |
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Android, Web, Self-hosted |
Linux, Self-hosted, Web |
- Self-hosted, so documents stay on your server
- Takes in documents from scanners and email
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- OCR plus full-text search turns a pile of scans into something you can actually find things in
- Learns your tagging and classifies new documents automatically
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- Needs a server to set up and maintain
- Smaller community than some other document managers
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- Docker Compose is the realistic deployment path; there is no desktop installer
- You need a scanner and a workflow to feed it
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Self-hosted |
Self-hosted |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: GPL-3.0 |
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Not stated if an account is needed |
No account needed |
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Not stated if it works offline |
Works offline |
Checked October 2, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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