DocuWare alternatives

Open-source alternatives

• Mayan EDMS

  Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity. A Tier ANo paid feature gates in the self-run edition GNU General Public License v2.0 The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license. There are multiple variants of the GNU GPL, each with different requirements. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  Both support document versions, permissions and workflows. Export documents/metadata and rebuild workflow states, roles and integrations using Mayan REST API; DocuWare forms and add-on modules are not proven portable.

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  Paperless-ngx

  Fit: PartialCore overlap exists; named gaps need replacing or rebuilding.Fit is not feature parity. A Tier ANo paid feature gates in the self-run edition GNU General Public License v3.0 Permissions of this strong copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com Self-hostable: yesYou can run it on your own server.

  Suitable for OCR, indexing and searchable document archives. Export source files and metadata, then map document types/tags/permissions on import. DocuWare forms, approval routing, SAP/signature add-ons and configurations require separate evaluation and rebuilding; no verified direct migration tool.