Stirling PDF
Document ManagementPowerful locally hosted web-based PDF toolkit
Replaces Adobe Acrobat, Smallpdf
Best API Document Management for self-hosting
The 21 best API document management you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
DocuSeal
Document ManagementOpen-source document signing and e-signature platform
Replaces DocuSign, HelloSign
Filestash
Document ManagementWeb-based file manager and document gateway
Replaces Dropbox, SharePoint
Documenso
Document ManagementThe open-source DocuSign alternative
Replaces DocuSign, Adobe Sign
Gotenberg
Document ManagementAPI for converting documents to PDF
Replaces Adobe PDF Services
ONLYOFFICE Docs
Document ManagementOnline office suite for documents, sheets, and slides
Replaces Google Docs, Microsoft 365
Paperless-AI
Document ManagementAutomated AI tagging and analysis for Paperless-ngx
Replaces DocuWare
Collabora Online
Document ManagementSelf-hosted online office suite based on LibreOffice
Replaces Google Docs, Microsoft 365
Form.io
Document ManagementForm and document data management platform
Replaces DocuSign, Jotform
Ambar
Document ManagementDocument search engine with OCR and tagging
Replaces DocuWare, M-Files
Open Semantic Search
Document ManagementSearch engine and text mining for document archives
Replaces DocuWare, M-Files
Mayan EDMS
Document ManagementFree electronic document management with workflows
Replaces DocuWare, M-Files
OpenKM Community
Document ManagementEnterprise document management and content platform
Replaces DocuWare, SharePoint
Nuxeo Platform
Document ManagementScalable content services and document management platform
Replaces Documentum, OpenText
Papermerge
Document ManagementDocument management system for scanned documents
Replaces Evernote, DEVONthink
Archivematica
Document ManagementDigital preservation system for long-term archives
Replaces Preservica
OpenDocMan
Document ManagementFree web-based document management system in PHP
Replaces DocuWare, M-Files
Alfresco Community Edition
Document ManagementEnterprise content and document management platform
Replaces SharePoint, Documentum
LogicalDOC Community
Document ManagementDocument management system for businesses
Replaces DocuWare, M-Files
Krystal DMS
Document ManagementWeb-based document management system in Java
Replaces DocuWare
ecoDMS
Document ManagementDocument archiving and management with OCR
Replaces DocuWare
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the document management category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.