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Freemium

Free to self-host; the hosted cloud version is a paid service with a 30-day trial.

 Freemium

The Community Edition is free. Professional editions are paid.

Web, Self-hosted Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Tag-based filing with shared and private workspaces
  • Self-hosted edition includes the features a single company or family needs
  • Workflow engine and metadata model suited to business document handling
  • APIs for integrating with other systems
  • Walkthrough video is only in German
  • Small project with a single main developer
  • The community edition trails the paid professional editions
  • Java application stack that is heavy to deploy and maintain
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: GPL-2.0
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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