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Paperless-ngx vs SRS

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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PA Paperless-ngx Document management for scanning, indexing and archiving VS SR SRS A simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP,
FeaturePaperless-ngxSRS
CategoryE-books & Media LibraryMedia Servers
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguagePythonC++
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 44,077★ 29,105
First released20222025
ReplacesEvernote, DEVONthink—

Why pick each one

Choose Paperless-ngx if…

  • Excellent for paperless offices
  • Very active community
Paperless-ngx details

Choose SRS if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 29.1k GitHub stars
  • Written in C++
SRS details

Frequently asked questions

Is Paperless-ngx or SRS better?

Neither is universally better. Paperless-ngx has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Paperless-ngx and SRS free and open-source?

Yes. Paperless-ngx is licensed under GPL-3.0 and SRS under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Paperless-ngx and SRS with Docker?

Paperless-ngx: yes. SRS: yes.

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