opendatalab/MinerU vs paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx
Compare opendatalab/MinerU and paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx using the current verified snapshot: positioning, license, deployment, use cases, limitations, and original sources.
opendatalab/MinerU
MinerU converts PDF, image, DOCX, PPTX, and XLSX files into Markdown and JSON for downstream retrieval and processing. It offers CLI, API, and WebUI interfaces with multiple parsing backends that support CPU execution, GPU acceleration, or remote inference.
- License
- License pending
- Deployment
- Refer to project documentation
- Use cases
- Documents & Office · Knowledge Q&A
- Updated
- 2026-07-17T05:28:44Z
paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx
Paperless-ngx is a self-hosted document management system that transforms physical and digital documents into a searchable, indexed online archive. Deployed via Docker Compose with an automated install script, the system provides OCR capabilities and stores information in clear text, requiring operation on a trusted host.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Deployment
- Refer to project documentation
- Use cases
- Documents & Office
- Updated
- 2026-07-18T18:40:08Z
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