Nextcloud vs Paperless-ngx

Comparing two open source alternatives to Google Drive . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Nextcloud

AGPL-3.0

The most popular self-hosted cloud platform for file storage, collaboration, and communication.

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Paperless-ngx

GPL-3.0

Self-hosted document management system with OCR, full-text search, and automatic tagging for your paper documents.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Nextcloud	Paperless-ngx
License	AGPL-3.0	GPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	36,462	44,372
Forks	5,117	3,038
Open Issues	3,567	13
Last Commit	Aug 18, 2026	Aug 18, 2026
First Released	Jun 2, 2016	Feb 12, 2022
Categories	Cloud Storage Collaboration & Communication Tools	Productivity & Utilities
Tags	#self hosted #privacy #cloud storage #file storage	#pdf #file storage #archive

GitHub stars over time

Nextcloud36,462

Paperless-ngx

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