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Open Home Foundation Matter ServervsPaperless-ngx

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

Open Home Foundation Matter ServerPaperless-ngx
Score56/10086/100
Rank in category#42 of 104 in Home Automation#3 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars40247 255
Stars, last 30 days+0+1 264
Stable releases, 12 months626
Latest releasev1.5.5 · 24 Oct 2026v3.3.4 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Paperless-ngx scores 86/100 against 56/100 for Open Home Foundation Matter Server, so it is the safer default.

Paperless-ngx ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Open Home Foundation Matter Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Paperless-ngx is easier to run; Open Home Foundation Matter Server needs more configuration.

Paperless-ngx is growing faster right now (+1 264 stars in 30 days).

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