17 self-hosted Alfresco Content Services alternatives

Paperless-ngx is an open-source document management system that ingests scans and files, runs OCR, and turns them into a searchable, taggable document archive.

43.6k stars3k forksGPL-3.0last commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Extension for Paperless‑ngx that uses OpenAI-compatible backends and Ollama to auto-classify, tag, index, and enable RAG-powered document chat and semantic search.

5.8k stars318 forksMITlast commit 31 Mar 2026Actively maintained

Minimalistic document management and archiving platform for long-term storage, full-text search, tagging, and automated ingestion via email or folders.

5.1k stars259 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 26 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source DMS that OCRs, indexes, and manages scanned PDFs, TIFFs and images with tagging, versioning, metadata and full-text search support.

2.9k stars309 forksApache-2.0last commit 23 Nov 2025Slowing down

Docspell is a self-hosted document management system that imports scanned files and email attachments, runs OCR, and helps organize documents with tags, metadata, and search.

2.3k stars177 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 26 Jul 2026Actively maintained

DSpace is an open source institutional repository and digital asset management system for preserving, managing, and providing access to digital content.

1.1k stars1.5k forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit 22 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Mobile-optimized Django web portal for storing and managing vouchers, coupons, gift cards and loyalty cards with QR/barcode support, expiry alerts and OIDC SSO.

502 stars25 forksGPL-3.0last commit 24 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source archives information management application for accessioning, describing, preserving, and providing access to archival collections and digital objects.

432 stars243 forkslast commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Ruby on Rails document management server for uploading, organizing, encrypting and full-text searching PDF documents. Provides a REST API and mobile-friendly web UI.

389 stars22 forksGPL-3.0last commit 23 Jun 2026Actively maintained

Providence is the backend of CollectiveAccess: a PHP-based collections management system for cataloging complex metadata and media with search, GraphQL API, import/export and reporting.

379 stars198 forksGPL-3.0last commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Web application to manage, annotate, and share academic PDFs with full-text search, OCR, citation import, and team collaboration.

345 stars32 forksGPL-3.0last commit 2 Dec 2025Slowing down

Java-based, modular digital repository for libraries and archives. Provides a RESTful HTTP API, Linked Data support, flexible storage backends and preservation features.

254 stars136 forksApache-2.0last commit 30 Jun 2026Actively maintained

Open-source ECM for documents, web content, and team collaboration.

226 stars110 forksLGPL-3.0last commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source repository engine from the Samvera community for building institutional digital repositories with flexible metadata, workflows, and search integration.

200 stars137 forksApache-2.0last commit 22 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Islandora is a Drupal module ecosystem for building institutional digital repositories with Fedora and Solr integrations, IIIF support, background processing and modular media handling.

157 stars121 forksGPL-2.0last commit 23 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Mayan EDMS is an open source document management system for ingesting, indexing, organizing, and securing documents with workflows, OCR, and audit trails.

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ResourceSpace is an open-source digital asset management (DAM) system for storing, organizing, searching, and securely sharing files with metadata, permissions, and auditing.

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