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SimpleDMS vs Alfresco Community Edition: catalog facts
SimpleDMS	Alfresco Community Edition
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted cloud version is a paid service with a 30-day trial.	Free Community Edition is free under the LGPL; commercial Alfresco editions are sold by Hyland.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Tag-based filing with shared and private workspaces Self-hosted edition includes the features a single company or family needs	Mature document repository with REST and CMIS APIs Self-hosted with full control over data
Walkthrough video is only in German Small project with a single main developer	Complex to deploy and administer Product site mainly promotes paid enterprise editions
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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