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Paperless-ngx vs SOGo
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Paperless-ngx and SOGo — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:self-hostedsecurity
Paperless-ngx vs SOGo: at a glance
What is Paperless-ngx?
Paperless-ngx shipped seven releases in October, two of them for security
Paperless-ngx ran from 3.3.0 to 3.4.1 in October. 3.3.0 added stored barcode contents and more control over LLM requests, 3.3.2 fixed a reported security issue, and 3.3.4 updated dependencies for the eMudhra CA incident plus Pillow and aiohttp vulnerabilities. 3.4.0 brought custom fields in workflow title templates, relative-date custom field queries, skipping local 2FA for trusted OIDC logins, poppler thumbnails and markdown in AI chat. The other releases were fixes, many around document versions and search.
What is SOGo?
SOGo's 5.12 line keeps shipping security fixes, now with mandatory settings attached.
SOGo, Alinto's self-hosted webmail, calendar and contacts suite, has made most 2026 releases about security. v5.12.11 in September fixed password reset poisoning and several XSS injections, and made a SOGoPasswordRecoveryBaseURLs setting mandatory when password recovery is on, with a warning that the XSS fix may affect webmail display. v5.12.12 in October fixed another major vulnerability and now verifies LDAP TLS certificates by default.
Paperless-ngx vs SOGo: editorial side-by-side
Paperless-ngx
5.0COLLAB
Paperless-ngx shipped seven releases in October, two of them for security
◆ Current state
Paperless-ngx ran from 3.3.0 to 3.4.1 in October. 3.3.0 added stored barcode contents and more control over LLM requests, 3.3.2 fixed a reported security issue, and 3.3.4 updated dependencies for the eMudhra CA incident plus Pillow and aiohttp vulnerabilities. 3.4.0 brought custom fields in workflow title templates, relative-date custom field queries, skipping local 2FA for trusted OIDC logins, poppler thumbnails and markdown in AI chat. The other releases were fixes, many around document versions and search.
◆ Where it's heading
The AI features introduced in 3.x are being refined rather than expanded, while workflows and search get steady quality-of-life work.
◆ Prediction
Another 3.4.x patch for UI regressions is likely, following the 3.3.x pattern of several fix releases after each minor.
SOGo
2.5COLLAB
SOGo's 5.12 line keeps shipping security fixes, now with mandatory settings attached.
◆ Current state
SOGo, Alinto's self-hosted webmail, calendar and contacts suite, has made most 2026 releases about security. v5.12.11 in September fixed password reset poisoning and several XSS injections, and made a SOGoPasswordRecoveryBaseURLs setting mandatory when password recovery is on, with a warning that the XSS fix may affect webmail display. v5.12.12 in October fixed another major vulnerability and now verifies LDAP TLS certificates by default.
◆ Where it's heading
Fixes are increasingly arriving with secure defaults that break lax configurations, first password recovery URLs and then LDAP certificate checks. Feature work has been absent since 5.12.4 a year ago.
◆ Prediction
Further 5.12.x security releases are likely; operators should expect more defaults that require configuration changes.
Alternatives to Paperless-ngx and SOGo
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Paperless-ngx or SOGo.
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Teable
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GitHub
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Recent activity from Paperless-ngx and SOGo
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.4.1 fixes UI regressions from 3.4.0
- 4d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.4.0 adds relative-date queries and OIDC 2FA skip
- 10d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.3.4 updates dependencies for security fixes
- 14d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.3.3 fixes search layout and subpath redirects
- 17d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.3.2 fixes a permissions security issue
- 20d agoSOGoSOGo 5.12.12 fixes a vulnerability, enforces LDAP TLS checks
- 21d agoPaperless-ngxPaperless-ngx 3.3.1 fixes document version permissions
- 1mo agoSOGoSOGo 5.12.11: reset poisoning and XSS fixed, new required setting
- 2mo agoSOGoFour more vulnerabilities patched; all prior versions affected
- 5mo agoSOGoPatch undoes 5.12.8 regressions in preferences and mail display
- 5mo agoSOGoTwo CVEs fixed for PostgreSQL user sources
- 5mo agoSOGoFour vulnerabilities: XSS, SQL injection, OpenID impersonation
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Paperless-ngx and SOGo?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted, security — within Collab. Paperless-ngx is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Paperless-ngx better than SOGo?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Paperless-ngx is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
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.
What are the best alternatives to SOGo?
Top SOGo alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "SOGo alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/sogo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.