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EdenTextvsPaperless-ngx

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

EdenTextPaperless-ngx
Score49/10086/100
Rank in category#31 of 46 in Document Management#3 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars56047 220
Stars, last 30 days—+1 264
Stable releases, 12 months1026
Latest releasev0.12.0 · 23 Oct 2026v3.3.4 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Paperless-ngx scores 86/100 against 49/100 for EdenText, so it is the safer default.

Paperless-ngx ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for EdenText.

If you want the quickest setup, EdenText is easier to run; Paperless-ngx needs more configuration.

Paperless-ngx is growing faster right now (+1 264 stars in 30 days).

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