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OpenKM CommunityAlfresco Community Edition
Freemium

The Community Edition is free. Professional editions are paid.

 Free

Community Edition is free under the LGPL; commercial Alfresco editions are sold by Hyland.

Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Workflow engine and metadata model suited to business document handling
  • APIs for integrating with other systems
  • Mature document repository with REST and CMIS APIs
  • Self-hosted with full control over data
  • The community edition trails the paid professional editions
  • Java application stack that is heavy to deploy and maintain
  • Complex to deploy and administer
  • Product site mainly promotes paid enterprise editions
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 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 September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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