📄

Documents

Document signing, sharing, and collaboration tools

2 open source tools·2 proprietary tools

Open Source Alternatives

Free and open source tools in this category.

Documenso

Open source DocuSign alternative

12.7kAGPL-3.0Self-hostable

TypeScriptReactNext.jsdocument-signinge-signature

Papermark

Open source document sharing with analytics

8.2kAGPL-3.0Self-hostable

TypeScriptReactNext.jsdocument-sharinganalytics

Proprietary Tools

Commercial software in this category. Click to see open source alternatives.

DocSend

Secure document sharing with analytics

paidfrom $10/mo1 alternative

DocuSign

Electronic signature platform

paidfrom $10/mo2 alternatives

All articles

Self-Host Paperless-ngx: Document Management 2026

Self-host Paperless-ngx in 2026. GPL 3.0, ~20K stars, Python/TypeScript — scan, OCR, and organize all your documents. Tag-based organization, full-text.

Mar 9, 2026paperless-ngxdocument-management

Best Open Source RAG Frameworks 2026

RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) lets AI answer questions from your documents. These open source frameworks let you build private, self-hosted knowledge.

Mar 8, 2026ragknowledge-base

Paperless-ngx vs Documenso (2026)

Two different document problems, two different tools. Paperless-ngx for archiving and organizing physical documents. Documenso for digital document signing.

Mar 8, 2026paperless-ngxdocumenso

Free Migration Guide

SaaS to self-hosted, step-by-step — one PDF.

Join 300+ self-hosters. No spam.