Paperless-ngx vs TagSpaces
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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Feature Paperless-ngx TagSpaces Category E-books & Media Library Bookmarks & Read-It-Later License GPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Python TypeScript Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 2,048 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 44,077 ★ 5,224 First released 2022 2014 Replaces Evernote, DEVONthink Evernote, Raindrop.io
Frequently asked questions Is Paperless-ngx or TagSpaces better? Neither is universally better. Paperless-ngx has the larger community, while TagSpaces is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Paperless-ngx and TagSpaces free and open-source? Yes. Paperless-ngx is licensed under GPL-3.0 and TagSpaces under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Paperless-ngx and TagSpaces with Docker? Paperless-ngx: yes. TagSpaces: yes.