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Documenso

Digital document signing platform (alternative to DocuSign).

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Still maintained? Yes: 116 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.21.1 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to DocuSign.

Docker #4 of 17 in Document Management

At a glance

Documenso quick facts

Health score
97/100 GOOD
Stars
15,608
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2.21.1, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View documenso/documenso on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Documenso scores 97/100, #4 of 17 in Document Management: 116 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.21.1, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 15,608 stars add 16.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    116 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2.21.1 released 8 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 16.8 / 20

    16k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

720 commits over the last 12 months
116
Last 90 days
720
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #4 of 17 tools in Document Management by health , between BentoPDF (#3) and Docuseal (#5) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsNodejs, Docker
Latest releasev2.21.1 · 8 days ago
Stars15,608
Open issues158
DockerYes
Repositorydocumenso/documenso ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Documenso vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Documenso (Document Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
BentoPDF 97 16k AGPL-3.0 today
Documenso (this tool) 97 16k AGPL-3.0 today
Docuseal 97 19k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
Gotenberg 97 13k MIT today
Papra 95 5.6k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
OpenSign 91 7.2k AGPL-3.0 today

Documenso: common questions

What does Documenso replace?

Repoly lists Documenso as an open-source alternative to DocuSign. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Documenso stands against the others.

Is Documenso still maintained?

Documenso had 116 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v2.21.1, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.