Paperless Alternatives

Paperless is described as 'Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents' and is a document manager in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Paperless for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, SaaS, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Paperless alternative is Papra, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paperless are Paperless-ngx, Genius Scan, Mayan EDMS and Docspell.

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  1. Papra icon

    Papra

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    Papra is a minimalistic document management and archiving platform. It is designed to be simple to use and accessible to everyone. Papra is a platform for long-term document storage and management, like a digital archive for your documents.

    19 Papra alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    • Papra is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Paperless.

    • Papra is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Paperless.

    • Papra is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
    • Papra is Privacy focusedPaperless is not according to our users
  2. Paperless-ngx icon

    Paperless-ngx

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    Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, less paper. Paperless-ngx forked from paperless-ng.

    19 Paperless-ngx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    • Paperless-ngx is the most popular Web-based alternative to Paperless.

    • Paperless-ngx is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
    • Paperless-ngx is Privacy focusedPaperless is not according to our users
  4. Genius Scan icon

    Genius Scan

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    Genius Scan is a scanner in your pocket. Quickly scan your documents on the go and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Genius Scan is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Paperless.

    • Genius Scan is Freemium and ProprietaryPaperless is Free and Open Source
  5. Mayan EDMS icon

    Mayan EDMS

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    Document management without the headaches.

    29 Mayan EDMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Mayan EDMS is the most popular Linux alternative to Paperless.

    • Mayan EDMS is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
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    Docspell

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    Docspell is a personal document organizer. You'll need a scanner to convert your papers into files. Docspell can then assist in organizing the resulting mess 😉.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    fileee

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    With fileee you can scan, organize and access your documents anywhere, anytime. fileee analyzes your documents, automatically recognizes important content and sorts your documents accordingly. Thanks to fileee, you always have your documents at hand and can find what you need in...

    63 fileee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • fileee is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Paperless.

    • fileee is Freemium and ProprietaryPaperless is Free and Open Source
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    PDFKeeper

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    PDFKeeper is free, open source document management software that integrates with a compatible, relational database to provide a centralized storage and management solution for PDF documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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    • PDFKeeper is the most popular Windows alternative to Paperless.

    • PDFKeeper is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
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    Teedy

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    Teedy is a lightweight document management system packed with all the features you can expect from big expensive solutions but still easy to use.

    16 Teedy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Teedy is the most popular SaaS alternative to Paperless.

    • Teedy is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
    • Teedy is LightweightPaperless is not according to our users
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    ArchiveKeep

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    Keep your files archived on multiple places, in a reliable and simple way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Birchflow

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    BirchFlow is a document management application designed to help you organize and track your contracts, counterparties, and related documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  13. Papermerge DMS icon

    Papermerge DMS

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    Open source document management system designed for archiving and retrieving your digital documents. Instead of having piles of paper documents all over your desk, office or drawers - you can quickly scan and upload them to Papermerge DMS.

    17 Papermerge DMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    PDF Search

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    PDF Search is an app to search multiple documents insanely fast. It enables you to find any information in seconds within lots of documents. It uses its AI-powered algorithm to detect the best related pages. Just search your documents, reference books or notes using PDF Search.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • PDF Search is the most popular Mac alternative to Paperless.

    • PDF Search is the most popular commercial alternative to Paperless.

    • PDF Search is Paid and ProprietaryPaperless is Free and Open Source
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