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GotenbergvsPaddleOCR Local

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

GotenbergPaddleOCR Local
Score77/10044/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Document Processing#35 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars13 470138
Stars, last 30 days+314+0
Stable releases, 12 months160
Latest releasev8.39.0 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Gotenberg scores 77/100 against 44/100 for PaddleOCR Local, so it is the safer default.

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

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

Gotenberg is growing faster right now (+314 stars in 30 days).

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