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Papermerge OSSPaperOffice DMS
Free

Free and open source under Apache-2.0; a separate paid Papermerge Cloud service exists.

 Paid

Commercial software; detailed pricing is not broken out in available details.

Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS
  • OCR makes scanned PDFs and documents full-text searchable
  • Free to self-host with no cloud dependency
  • On-premises Windows version keeps documents off the cloud entirely
  • Broad OCR language support for scanned documents
  • Currently seeking maintainers, so future development is uncertain
  • Requires self-hosting via Docker/Linux, with no polished installer
  • Paid product with no indicated free tier
  • The on-premises Classic DMS and cloud AI DMS are separate products, which can be confusing
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
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 September 22, 2026

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