home-screensvsPaperless-ngx
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| home-screens | Paperless-ngx | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 86/100 |
| Rank in category | #63 of 104 in Home Automation | #3 of 46 in Document Management |
| GitHub stars | 95 | 47 259 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +26 | +1 268 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 26 |
| Latest release | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | v3.3.4 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Paperless-ngx scores 86/100 against 50/100 for home-screens, so it is the safer default.
Paperless-ngx ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for home-screens.
Paperless-ngx is growing faster right now (+1 268 stars in 30 days).
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