Paperless-ngx
Document ManagementDocument management for scanning, indexing and archiving
Replaces Evernote, DEVONthink
Best PostgreSQL Document Management for self-hosting
The 12 best PostgreSQL document management you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
DocuSeal
Document ManagementOpen-source document signing and e-signature platform
Replaces DocuSign, HelloSign
Documenso
Document ManagementThe open-source DocuSign alternative
Replaces DocuSign, Adobe Sign
Aleph
Document ManagementSearch and document management for investigative work
Replaces DocuWare, Relativity
Docspell
Document ManagementPersonal document organizer with automatic metadata
Replaces Evernote, DEVONthink
Mayan EDMS
Document ManagementFree electronic document management with workflows
Replaces DocuWare, M-Files
Nuxeo Platform
Document ManagementScalable content services and document management platform
Replaces Documentum, OpenText
Papermerge
Document ManagementDocument management system for scanned documents
Replaces Evernote, DEVONthink
PDFKeeper
Document ManagementOpen-source PDF document management system
Replaces DEVONthink, Mayan EDMS
LogicalDOC Community
Document ManagementDocument management system for businesses
Replaces DocuWare, M-Files
Hypha
Document ManagementSelf-hosted application and grant management platform
Replaces SmartSimple
ecoDMS
Document ManagementDocument archiving and management with OCR
Replaces DocuWare
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperless-ngx | ≈5-minute setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | GPL-3.0 | 46,640 |
| DocuSeal | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 18,710 |
| Documenso | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 15,409 |
| Aleph | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | MIT | 2,446 |
| Docspell | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,337 |
| Mayan EDMS | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 1,100 |
| Nuxeo Platform | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | Apache-2.0 | 709 |
| Papermerge | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | Apache-2.0 | 547 |
| PDFKeeper | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 241 |
| LogicalDOC Community | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | LGPL-3.0 | 144 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Paperless-ngx (46,640 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: PDFKeeper (from 512 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: Paperless-ngx (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 3 of 12 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged PostgreSQL within the document management category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.