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SeedDMS vs EveryDocs: catalog facts
SeedDMS	EveryDocs
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Workflows and detailed access rights Long development history	Encrypted storage of PDF files on disk Full-text search of unencrypted PDFs
Requires a PHP server setup More complex than minimal personal archives	Anyone who knows the URL can create an account Handles PDF documents only
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Account 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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