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Frappe LMSvsPaperless-ngx

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

Frappe LMSPaperless-ngx
Score65/10086/100
Rank in category#3 of 14 in Learning Management System#3 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars3 35347 299
Stars, last 30 days+99+1 308
Stable releases, 12 months3526
Latest releasev2.68.0 · 28 Oct 2026v3.3.4 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Paperless-ngx scores 86/100 against 65/100 for Frappe LMS, so it is the safer default.

Frappe LMS ships more often: 35 stable releases in the past year, against 26 for Paperless-ngx.

Paperless-ngx is growing faster right now (+1 308 stars in 30 days).

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