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Alfresco Community Edition vs Filestash

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted document management options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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AL Alfresco Community Edition Enterprise content and document management platform VS FI Filestash Web-based file manager and document gateway
FeatureAlfresco Community EditionFilestash
CategoryDocument ManagementDocument Management
LicenseLGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaGo
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM4,096 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, binary, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 226★ 14,451
First released20052017
ReplacesSharePoint, DocumentumDropbox, SharePoint

Why pick each one

Choose Alfresco Community Edition if…

  • Enterprise grade features
  • Strong API
Alfresco Community Edition details

Choose Filestash if…

  • Unifies access to many backends
  • Easy deployment
Filestash details

Frequently asked questions

Is Alfresco Community Edition or Filestash better?

Filestash is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Alfresco Community Edition if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Alfresco Community Edition and Filestash free and open-source?

Yes. Alfresco Community Edition is licensed under LGPL-3.0 and Filestash under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Alfresco Community Edition and Filestash with Docker?

Alfresco Community Edition: yes. Filestash: yes.

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