DocuWare prices vs. PaperOfficeWhich document management system is right for me?
15 serious DMS differences that you absolutely must check before making a decision

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incl. DocuWare Academy
incl. PaperOffice Academy
50GB included
/year per 10GB
No costs, as it is included free of charge
No costs, as it is included free of charge
First year
From the second year
First year
From the second year
Location unknown
Location unknown
Will be shared with all other customers
Location Germany, Berlin
Private dedicated server in the Strato AG data center
This storage space is already included free of charge
60 times more than DocuWare
times
Technology and data center unknown
30 terabyte automatic server snapshots (last 10 days)
The server backup is mirrored on your in-house server/NAS/SAN (Plesk FTP)
Indicates which locations can be mounted as storage space
Not possible
Own internal and external servers (Linux, Windows)
NAS and SAN
All web services (Amazon AWS, MS Azure etc.)
Indicates who performs the support
Only through partners
Certified PaperOffice technicians
Indicates how quickly you can get support if you want it
Depending on the partner
2 hours
Appointment booking via PaperOffice.com
Telephone emergency hotline
weekend and public holidays
Support levels 1 and 2
Only against payment
45 hours per year (180 support appointments)
Fixed contact person
Telephone and remote maintenance
Such as basic program settings, database configurations or services such as directory monitoring
Requires training first
DocuWare Academy
Impossible
Open MariaDB or MySQL database
PaperOffice Lite Mode (read-only mode)
PaperOffice Lite Mode (read-only mode)
AES-256
AES-1024 with ChunkTech (Military Encryption)
Your DMS candidate doesn't even offer a demo version for self-installation?
Warning! Then you can already assume that you will always be dependent on third-party support with this system, which means costs and dependency.
Contact support with your demo version and measure the time from problem to resolution.
So you can roughly estimate the response times if you really need someone on the phone after the purchase.
Nothing is worse than a company standing still because of your IT service provider.
You can only get tips and tricks in a good presentation.
The presentation should be there to find solutions to your problems and not to sell.
Be sure to let us show you how exactly you can solve your requirements with the DMS and do not trust promises or PowerPoint presentations
Most features should be showable, the rest can be optionally customized - but never everything!
Nothing is worse than being dependent.
If you are dissatisfied with your mobile operator, then simply switch:
But what about a DMS?
Any trustworthy and reputable software offers you the possibility to export your documents AT ANY TIME and WITHOUT A PAID LICENSE.
Don't make yourself dependent, because ultimately the non-switching option can also be used against you.
Every system has advantages and disadvantages, no matter what people try to tell you.
Ultimately, the right DMS is what suits you, your company and your way of working.
Never forget that this DMS will be one to which you will entrust all your documents and thus your company's capital.
Document storage in the cloud? The "cloud" is technically just another person's hard drive over which you have no control.
Possibly a hybrid application is the safe and independent solution (the data is then in your house or on a dedicated server)