Paperless-NG Alternatives

Paperless-NG is described as 'Development status: paperless-ng has been deprecated and replaced by paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx' and is a document manager in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Paperless-NG for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Web-based, Windows and SaaS apps. The best Paperless-NG alternative is Paperless-ngx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paperless-NG are Paperwork, Genius Scan, Docspell and Mayan EDMS.

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  1. 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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    It is under active development compared to paperless-ng.

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    • Paperless-ngx is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Paperless-NG.

    • Paperless-ngx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Paperless-NG.

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

    Paperwork

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    Paperwork is a personal document manager for scanned documents (and PDFs).

    33 Paperwork alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    • Paperwork is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Paperless-NG.

    • Paperwork is Free and Open SourcePaperless-NG is also Free and Open Source
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    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.

    60 Genius Scan alternatives

    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-NG.

    • Genius Scan is Freemium and ProprietaryPaperless-NG is 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 😉.

    97 Docspell alternatives

    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-NG.

    • fileee is Freemium and ProprietaryPaperless-NG 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.

    20 PDFKeeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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  10. Teedy icon

    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.

    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-NG.

    • Teedy is Free and Open SourcePaperless-NG is also Free and Open Source
    • Teedy is LightweightPaperless-NG is not according to our users
  11. PIRS icon

    PIRS

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    Creation and tracking of internal and external correspondence, e-mails, letters. Manage technical documents and revisions. View and annotate documents online. Review and approve documents. Share documents for approval with customers or invite suppliers to deliver documents in...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • PIRS is the most popular commercial alternative to Paperless-NG.

    • PIRS is Paid and ProprietaryPaperless-NG is Free and Open Source
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    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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    OpenKM

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    OpenKM is a management solution that allows businesses to control the production, storage, management and distribution of electronic documents, yielding greater effectiveness and the ability to reuse information and to control flow of the documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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    • OpenKM is the most popular Mac alternative to Paperless-NG.

    • OpenKM is Free and Open SourcePaperless-NG is also Free and Open Source
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