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GotenbergvsMayan EDMS

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

GotenbergMayan EDMS
Score77/10058/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Document Processing#18 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars13 467672
Stars, last 30 days+316+0
Stable releases, 12 months160
Latest releasev8.39.0 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-2.0-only
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Gotenberg scores 77/100 against 58/100 for Mayan EDMS, so it is the safer default.

Gotenberg ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mayan EDMS.

If you want the quickest setup, Gotenberg is easier to run; Mayan EDMS needs more configuration.

Gotenberg is growing faster right now (+316 stars in 30 days).

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