Mayan EDMS

Open source electronic document management with OCR and previews

About Mayan EDMS

Mayan EDMS is a mature open source electronic document management system, in continuous development since 2010, that manages documents with preview generation, optical character recognition, and automatic categorization. It scales to hundreds of millions of documents across hundreds of thousands of installations, is trusted by government, banking, manufacturing, and research organizations, and offers professional support, migration assistance, and training services.

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Mayan EDMS: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers document management, ocr, open source, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 2092 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Mayan EDMS pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	mayan-edms.com

Mayan EDMS key facts

Category: Productivity & Notes
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: document management, ocr, open source, self hosted
Official site: mayan-edms.com

Mayan EDMS FAQ

How much does Mayan EDMS cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (mayan-edms.com).

What is Mayan EDMS used for?

Open source electronic document management with OCR and previews Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: document management, ocr, open source, self hosted.

Where can I try Mayan EDMS?

On its official site, mayan-edms.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Mayan EDMS vs alternatives

	Mayan EDMS	Docspell	Papra	SeedDMS
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	document management, ocr, open source, self hosted	document management, ocr, archive, self hosted, open source	document management, archive, self hosted, open source	document management, dms, self hosted, open source
Official site	mayan-edms.com	docspell.org	papra.app	seeddms.org
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2092 tools. Alongside Mayan EDMS, it includes Chat with PDF, Bordio, DishRoll, OSEM.

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Alternatives to Mayan EDMS

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with Mayan EDMS — worth comparing before you commit:

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Docspell

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SeedDMS

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More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: Chat with PDF — Chat with PDF documents and get cited answers instantly; Bordio — Work management platform for result-driven teams; DishRoll — AI meal planner that builds your weekly menu in seconds.