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Paperless-ngx vs Stackexchange
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Full Paperless-ngx API for AI assistants: search, tag, edit and upload documents, workflows and more
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Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Stackexchange (93/100 against 83). Stackexchange is hosted and callable through the gateway; Paperless-ngx runs on your own machine.
| Paperless-ngx | Stackexchange | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B83/100 | A93/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 2 |
| Downloads / week | 106 | 246 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | ISC | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |