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doods2vsPaperless-ngx

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

doods2Paperless-ngx
Score47/10086/100
Rank in category#2 of 2 in Computer Vision#3 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars27847 203
Stars, last 30 days—+1 247
Stable releases, 12 months026
Latest release—v3.3.4 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

Paperless-ngx scores 86/100 against 47/100 for doods2, so it is the safer default.

Paperless-ngx ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for doods2.

Paperless-ngx is growing faster right now (+1 247 stars in 30 days).

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