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Docs by Suite Numerique vs Carbone Document Engine

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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DO Docs by Suite Numerique Collaborative open-source document and wiki editor VS CA Carbone Document Engine Template-based report and document generator
FeatureDocs by Suite NumeriqueCarbone Document Engine
CategoryOffice SuitesOffice Suites
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguagePythonJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmdocker, source
GitHub stars★ 16,708★ 2,087
First released20242015
ReplacesNotion, Google DocsDocRaptor, Adobe PDF Services

Why pick each one

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

Choose Carbone Document Engine if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.1k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
Carbone Document Engine details

Frequently asked questions

Is Docs by Suite Numerique or Carbone Document Engine better?

Neither is universally better. Docs by Suite Numerique has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Docs by Suite Numerique and Carbone Document Engine free and open-source?

Yes. Docs by Suite Numerique is licensed under MIT and Carbone Document Engine under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Docs by Suite Numerique and Carbone Document Engine with Docker?

Docs by Suite Numerique: yes. Carbone Document Engine: yes.

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