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SeedDMS vs Alfresco Community Edition: catalog facts
SeedDMS	Alfresco Community Edition
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Community Edition is free under the LGPL; commercial Alfresco editions are sold by Hyland.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Workflows and detailed access rights Long development history	Mature document repository with REST and CMIS APIs Self-hosted with full control over data
Requires a PHP server setup More complex than minimal personal archives	Complex to deploy and administer Product site mainly promotes paid enterprise editions
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: LGPL-3.0
Account 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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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