Document Management Systems

Alternatives to OpenKM

Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.

Why compare

Signals behind this alternatives page

  • OpenKM currently shows at least one risk or watch signal in ToolVitals data.
  • Multiple signals suggest declining health or reduced shipping momentum.
  • Health score: 33/100.
  • Shipping score: 0/100.

Switching guide

Best alternatives by need

Best overallPaperless-ngx

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsPaperless-ngx, FormKiq, Wraft, Mayan EDMS

Stronger current public-health signal than OpenKM.

Verified open/source-visiblePaperless-ngx, FormKiq, Wraft, Mayan EDMS

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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Ranked alternatives

Best-fit document management systems options

7 tools
01

Paperless-ngx

A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents

Active
Health91
Shipping95
Score92
Confidence88
Stars43.8k
ModeSource-visible project
02

FormKiq

Open source document management platform leveraging AWS managed services.

Warning
Health72
Shipping36
Score67
Confidence98
Stars158
ModeSource-visible project
07

Open Semantic Search

Open Source research tool to search, browse, analyze and explore large document collections by Semantic Search Engine and Open Source Text Mining & Text Analytics platform (Integrates ETL for document processing, OCR for images & PDF, named entity recognition for persons, organizations & locations, metadata management by thesaurus & ontologies, search user interface & search apps for fulltext search, faceted search & knowledge graph)

Critical
Health31
Shipping0
Score31
Confidence83
Stars1.2k
ModeSource-visible project