Paperless-ngx vs Trilium Notes
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 Trilium Notes Category E-books & Media Library Notes & Knowledge Base License GPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Python TypeScript Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 2,048 MB 256 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 44,077 ★ 37,298 First released 2022 2017 Replaces Evernote, DEVONthink Evernote, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose Trilium Notes if… Powerful for big knowledge bases Flexible structure Scriptable Trilium Notes details
Frequently asked questions Is Paperless-ngx or Trilium Notes better? Neither is universally better. Paperless-ngx has the larger community, while Trilium Notes is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Paperless-ngx and Trilium Notes free and open-source? Yes. Paperless-ngx is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Trilium Notes under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Paperless-ngx and Trilium Notes with Docker? Paperless-ngx: yes. Trilium Notes: yes.