LogicalDOC vs SeedDMS

LogicalDOC is a document management system for businesses to organize, search, share, and manage documents. Users can bulk upload files or import email, then use full-text indexing, OCR, advanced search, and metadata management to find content. Workflow tools include custom workflows, notifications, task management, shared calendars, and activity history. Documents are versioned automatically, with collaboration through comments, annotations, and online editing. Named integrations include Microsoft Outlook, Google Drive, OnlyOffice, DocuSign, and Google Calendar; SOAP and REST Web Services APIs are also available. Security and audit features include action logs, role-based permissions, retention policies, digital signatures, watermarking, and encryption in transit and at rest. Organizations can deploy LogicalDOC on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid setup. The free Community Edition is open source, with basic access control, advanced search, a web UI, and APIs, but no developer technical support and fewer features than enterprise editions. Commercial editions and hosted Cloud service are available by quote; a 30-day trial is listed.

SeedDMS is a free, open-source document management system with a web interface for small and medium-sized enterprises. It can handle uses from private document storage to enterprise workflow management, including invoices, documentation, learning materials, email, and photos. Document features include version storage, user and group management, access control lists, full-text search, and WebDAV. Workflows support document review, approval, and revision; version 6.0.x also adds role-based restrictions on operations. SeedDMS is based on PHP and supports MySQL, SQLite3, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB. It can be self-hosted on public or private servers, and Docker images are available. Listed extensions include Collabora Office, ONLYOFFICE, Tesseract OCR, Tika, Etherpad, HedgeDoc, and Paperless-ngx. The feature list also includes a REST API and Prometheus metrics. Extensions offer virus scanning and passkey authentication, though no security certification or compliance standard is stated. The download page lists 6.0.x and 5.1.x branches and recommends 6.0.x for new installations. SeedDMS costs nothing.