copyparty vs Paperless-ngx
Both copyparty and Paperless-ngx are self-hosted alternatives to Dropbox and Google Drive.
Side by side
| Field | copyparty | Paperless-ngx |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, WebDAV, FTP, zeroconf, media indexer, video thumbnails, audio transcoding, and write-only folders, in a single file with no mandatory dependencies. | Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents with an improved interface (fork of Paperless). |
| GitHub stars | 47,227 | 47,536 |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python | Python, Docker |
| Latest release | v1.20.26, 14 October 2026 | v3.4.1, 31 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 21 October 2026 | 2 November 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | File Transfer - Web-based File Managers | Document Management, Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP) |
| Website | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/9001/copyparty | https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Paperless-ngx has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 47,536 against 47,227.
- Paperless-ngx recorded repository activity more recently, 2 November 2026 against 21 October 2026.
- Paperless-ngx has the newer release on record: v3.4.1, 31 October 2026, against v1.20.26, 14 October 2026.
- Licenses differ: copyparty is listed under MIT; Paperless-ngx under GPL-3.0.
- Platforms differ: copyparty lists Python; Paperless-ngx lists Python, Docker.
- copyparty is filed under File Transfer - Web-based File Managers; Paperless-ngx is filed under Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP), Document Management.