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Immich vs Paperless-ngx
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Immich and Paperless-ngx — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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Immich vs Paperless-ngx: at a glance
What is Immich?
Immich's 3.4 candidate adds passkeys and built-in backups.
Immich is in its v3.4 release-candidate cycle. rc.1 added passkey sign-in, built-in backups using restic's parallel scan, JPEG XL decoding and encoding, mobile tags and workflow filters, plus security fixes around shared links, partner timelines, symlinks and OAuth cookies; rc.2 on 4 November contains bug fixes only. The v3.3 cycle before it brought people management, TensorRT-RTX acceleration and lighter ML models.
What is Paperless-ngx?
Paperless-ngx follows its busy October with a fixes-only 3.4.2
Paperless-ngx ran from 3.3.0 to 3.4.1 in October, with two security releases and a 3.4.0 feature drop: custom fields in workflow title templates, relative-date queries, skipping local 2FA for trusted OIDC logins, poppler thumbnails and markdown in AI chat. 3.4.2 on 3 November is fixes and dependency updates, mostly mobile document-detail UX and Celery task handling.
Immich vs Paperless-ngx: editorial side-by-side
Immich
5.0COLLAB
Immich's 3.4 candidate adds passkeys and built-in backups.
◆ Current state
Immich is in its v3.4 release-candidate cycle. rc.1 added passkey sign-in, built-in backups using restic's parallel scan, JPEG XL decoding and encoding, mobile tags and workflow filters, plus security fixes around shared links, partner timelines, symlinks and OAuth cookies; rc.2 on 4 November contains bug fixes only. The v3.3 cycle before it brought people management, TensorRT-RTX acceleration and lighter ML models.
◆ Where it's heading
Each minor now runs through three or four public candidates before release. The 3.x line moved from discovery features (search, faces, memories) toward running Immich safely as a household's primary photo store: sharing controls, authentication and backups.
◆ Prediction
v3.4.0 stable should follow after one or two more candidates. Restoring from the new backups inside Immich is the natural follow-up if it isn't already part of 3.4.
Paperless-ngx
5.0COLLAB
Paperless-ngx follows its busy October with a fixes-only 3.4.2
◆ Current state
Paperless-ngx ran from 3.3.0 to 3.4.1 in October, with two security releases and a 3.4.0 feature drop: custom fields in workflow title templates, relative-date queries, skipping local 2FA for trusted OIDC logins, poppler thumbnails and markdown in AI chat. 3.4.2 on 3 November is fixes and dependency updates, mostly mobile document-detail UX and Celery task handling.
◆ Where it's heading
The project is in a stabilization phase after 3.4.0, with patch releases every few days cleaning up UI regressions and dependencies. Feature work lands in minor releases roughly monthly.
◆ Prediction
More 3.4.x patches are likely before the next minor; the entries do not indicate what 3.5 will contain.
Alternatives to Immich and Paperless-ngx
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Recent activity from Immich and Paperless-ngx
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 8h agoImmichv3.4 RC2 is bug fixes only ahead of the stable release
- 1d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.4.2 fixes mobile UI and task handling
- 5d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.4.1 fixes UI regressions from 3.4.0
- 5d agoImmichv3.4 RC adds passkeys, built-in backups and JPEG XL
- 6d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.4.0 adds relative-date queries and OIDC 2FA skip
- 13d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.3.4 updates dependencies for security fixes
- 16d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.3.3 fixes search layout and subpath redirects
- 19d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.3.2 fixes a permissions security issue
- 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC2 refines person sharing before release
- 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC1 continues person-sharing work
- 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC adds people management and TensorRT-RTX
- 2mo agoImmichv3.2.0 RC3: bug fixes before stable release
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Immich and Paperless-ngx?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted — within Collab. Immich and Paperless-ngx are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Immich better than Paperless-ngx?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Immich and Paperless-ngx are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Immich?
Top Immich alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Immich alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/immich for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Paperless-ngx?
Top Paperless-ngx alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Paperless-ngx alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/paperless-ngx for the full list with editorial commentary on each.