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PDFDing vs Docs by Suite Numerique

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

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PD PDFDing Self-hosted PDF manager and reader VS DO Docs by Suite Numerique Collaborative open-source document and wiki editor
FeaturePDFDingDocs by Suite Numerique
CategoryOffice SuitesOffice Suites
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguagePythonPython
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 1,839★ 16,708
First released20242024
ReplacesAdobe Document CloudNotion, Google Docs

Why pick each one

Choose PDFDing if…

  • Lightweight and focused
  • Easy to self-host
PDFDing details

Choose Docs by Suite Numerique if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 16.7k GitHub stars
Docs by Suite Numerique details

Frequently asked questions

Is PDFDing or Docs by Suite Numerique better?

Neither is universally better. Docs by Suite Numerique has the larger community, while PDFDing is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are PDFDing and Docs by Suite Numerique free and open-source?

Yes. PDFDing is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Docs by Suite Numerique under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run PDFDing and Docs by Suite Numerique with Docker?

PDFDing: yes. Docs by Suite Numerique: yes.

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