# Self-hosted alternatives to Proprietary document management software

> 1 self-hostable, open-source alternative to Proprietary document management software, ranked by score.

- [Uwazi](https://selfhost.directory/project/uwazi)

## Also in Document Management

Not listed as Proprietary document management software alternatives, but from the same category:

- [Paperless-ngx](https://selfhost.directory/project/paperless-ngx): Self-hosted open-source document management system that turns paper documents into a searchable digital archive with OCR, AI features, and multi-user support
- [Docspell](https://selfhost.directory/project/docspell): Docspell is a self-hosted, open-source DMS that organizes scanned documents and emails using OCR, full-text search, and ML-powered metadata extraction.
- [Papermerge](https://selfhost.directory/project/papermerge): Open-source self-hosted app for organizing scanned files using OCR, search, tags, folders, and a desktop-style web interface.
- [paperless-iq](https://selfhost.directory/project/paperless-iq): Paperless IQ is a self-hosted AI add-on for Paperless-NGX adding metadata tagging, RAG search, vision analysis, and approval workflow — supports Ollama, Anthropic, OpenAI
- [Signature PDF](https://selfhost.directory/project/signature-pdf): Web app for digital PDF signatures, organizing (merge, rotate), metadata editing, and compression. PHP Fat-Free with Bootstrap.
- [i-librarian-free](https://selfhost.directory/project/i-librarian-free): I, Librarian is a self-hosted, open-source PDF management platform for research teams with AI chat, summaries, and search across PubMed, Crossref, IEEE.

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