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lxd-dashboardvsPaperless-ngx

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

lxd-dashboardPaperless-ngx
Score43/10086/100
Rank in category#34 of 44 in Container Management#3 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars34847 275
Stars, last 30 days+0+1 284
Stable releases, 12 months026
Latest release—v3.3.4 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageHackPython

Which one should you pick?

Paperless-ngx scores 86/100 against 43/100 for lxd-dashboard, so it is the safer default.

Paperless-ngx ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lxd-dashboard.

Paperless-ngx is growing faster right now (+1 284 stars in 30 days).

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