Quick comparison
| # | App | Pricing | Verified price | Open source | Platforms | Verified facts | Score |
|---|
| 1 | MaMayan EDMS | Open source | — | Yes | Web, Self-hosted | 4 of 4 | 59.4 |
| 2 |  Docspell | Open source | — | Yes | Web, Self-hosted, Android | 5 of 5 | 57.5 |
1MaBest for: Organisations that need document versioning, workflows and strict access control on their own servers
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted
Why switch from M-Files
Open-source, self-hosted document management with metadata, OCR and workflows at no licence cost.
Pros
- Document versioning with per-version access control
- Workflows and fine-grained permissions for formal processes
- Mature project with paid support available
Cons
- Heavier to install and learn than home-focused tools
- No hosted version; you run and maintain the server
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.369
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
2Best for: Self-hosters and families who want automatic metadata and many ways to feed documents in
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted, Android
Why switch from M-Files
Free self-hosted DMS with OCR and auto-tagging, suited to small teams that don't need enterprise governance.
Pros
- Suggests tags and metadata from document text
- Many import paths: IMAP, upload links, CLI, Android app
- Uploaded originals are never modified
Cons
- No document versioning or editing
- No fine-grained permission management
- Smaller community than Paperless-ngx
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.363
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Verified facts
5 of 5 verified