Top pick · highest health
Nextcloud
Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and [more](https://apps.nextcloud.com/) from any device, on your terms.
PHPdeb
Document Management
Open source alternatives to SharePoint
We track 5 open-source SharePoint alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. Nextcloud leads on health at 88/100 with 2445 commits in the last 90 days; across all 5 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-2.0 and 2 other licences.
updated Oct 2026 5 alternatives best health 88 ★ 54k combined 2,751 commits / 90d 2 with Docker
Top picks to replace SharePoint
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Healthiest
Health 88/100: 2,445 commits in 90 days, latest release v33.0.10.
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Permissive licence
Apache-2.0, so you can fork or embed it without publishing changes; health 79/100.
Showing 5 of 5 tools
All 5 SharePoint alternatives, ranked by health
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Papermerge
Document management system focused on scanned documents (electronic archives). Features file browsing in similar way to dropbox/google drive. OCR, full text search, text overlay/selection.
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Alfresco Community Edition
The open source Enterprise Content Management software that handles any type of content, allowing users to easily share and collaborate on content.
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Seafile
File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations.
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Mayan EDMS
Electronic document management system for your documents with preview generation, OCR, and automatic categorization among other features.
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SharePoint alternatives compared
Nextcloud edges Papermerge 88 to 79, and most of the difference is release recency: v33.0.10 from 15 days ago against 3.5.3 from 1.2 years ago. Nextcloud also has the largest following, at 37k stars.
The most recent release is Nextcloud v33.0.10, published 15 days ago. Alfresco Community Edition and Mayan EDMS publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. Seafile and Mayan EDMS score under 40, so check recent activity before adopting them. By stack, C (1), Java (1) and PHP (1) are the most common. Papermerge and Seafile are permissively licensed; Nextcloud, Alfresco Community Edition and Mayan EDMS are copyleft.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Nextcloud Steady at 88 since 11 Sep | 88 | 37k | AGPL-3.0 | today | No |
| Papermerge Up 32 points since 11 Sep, no release for 14 months | 79 | 550 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| Alfresco Community Edition Up 1 point since 11 Sep, no tagged release | 55 | 241 | LGPL-3.0 | today | No |
| Seafile Down 6 points since 11 Sep, no release for 32 months | 36 | 15k | GPL-2.0 | 14 days ago | No |
| Mayan EDMS Up 4 points since 11 Sep, no tagged release | 35 | 682 | GPL-2.0 | 1 month ago | Yes |
SharePoint alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to SharePoint?
Nextcloud scores highest at 88/100, with 2445 commits in the last 90 days, 37k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v33.0.10) published 15 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which SharePoint alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 5 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Papermerge (Apache-2.0), Seafile (GPL-2.0). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which SharePoint alternatives run in Docker?
2 of 5 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Papermerge, Mayan EDMS. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Nextcloud or Papermerge the better SharePoint alternative?
On measured health Nextcloud leads, 88 to 79. Nextcloud has 2,445 commits in 90 days, 37k stars and v33.0.10 from 15 days ago; Papermerge has 46 commits in 90 days, 550 stars and 3.5.3 from 1.2 years ago. Pick Papermerge if licensing matters: it is Apache-2.0, while Nextcloud is AGPL-3.0.
Are the SharePoint alternatives still maintained?
2 of the 5 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. Seafile and Mayan EDMS score under 40.
What languages are the SharePoint alternatives written in?
C: Seafile. Java: Alfresco Community Edition. PHP: Nextcloud. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
