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OpenKM CommunitySeedDMS
Freemium

The Community Edition is free. Professional editions are paid.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.

Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Workflow engine and metadata model suited to business document handling
  • APIs for integrating with other systems
  • Workflows and detailed access rights
  • Long development history
  • The community edition trails the paid professional editions
  • Java application stack that is heavy to deploy and maintain
  • Requires a PHP server setup
  • More complex than minimal personal archives
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Account 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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