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Mayan EDMS vs SimpleDMS: catalog facts
Mayan EDMS	SimpleDMS
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting and support are…	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud version is a paid service with a 30-day trial.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Workflows, metadata and permissions that real document management needs OCR-backed full-text search across every stored document	Tag-based filing with shared and private workspaces Self-hosted edition includes the features a single company or family needs
Heavy for personal use; it expects several services running The interface is functional rather than friendly	Walkthrough video is only in German Small project with a single main developer
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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