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Teedy vs Alfresco
Last updated November 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Alfresco? Here's how Teedy compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Teedy. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
Lightweight open-source document management with OCR and full-text search
Enterprise content management and process automation platform.
Headquarters
🇫🇷 FR
🇬🇧 GB · 2005
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
not established
DSGVO / GDPR
No
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2
Price from
No
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Integrations
LDAP, Email (EML import and inbox scanning), REST API, Webhooks
Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365, Outlook, Google Docs / Google Drive, Salesforce, ONLYOFFICE +2
Where each one wins
Teedy
Strengths
- +Clean and uncluttered interface
- +OCR and full-text search for documents
- +Tagging and metadata support for organization
- +Basic approval workflows (review → approve → archive)
- +Docker-based self-hosting with straightforward setup
- +Open-source edition avoids per-user fees for self-hosters
- +Supports common file types
Limitations
- −Lacks watched-folder and ML-based document classification
- −Folder-based organization may not suit existing file structures
- −Workflows lack branching or conditional routing
Alfresco
Strengths
- +Strong document management and versioning capabilities
- +Flexible workflow automation
- +Open-source Community edition available
- +Extensive API and integration options
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve for administrators
- −Pricing transparency lacking for Enterprise plans
- −Complex setup for on-premises deployments
- −Limited default EU/German data residency clarity
Data residency & compliance
Teedy
Alfresco
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
not established
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2
Features
Teedy
- Capture and search
- OCR for scanned documents and images, Full-text search with suggestions and highlighting, Support for PDF, ODT, DOCX, PPTX, images, and video, Email import (EML format) and automatic inbox scanning
- Organization and metadata
- Nested tags for categorization, Dublin Core metadata support, Custom user-defined metadata fields
- Workflow and collaboration
- Workflow system for document processes, Comments on documents, File versioning, Document sharing via URL, including with non-Teedy users
- Access and security
- User and group permissions with hierarchical groups, LDAP authentication, Two-factor authentication, 256-bit AES encryption for stored files
- Clients and extensibility
- Responsive web interface, Android client, RESTful Web API, Webhooks for custom integrations
Alfresco
- Content Management
- Store and organize documents and files, Manage metadata and versioning, Full-text search across repositories, Web-based workspaces for collaboration
- Process Automation
- Design and execute business workflows, Content-centric process automation, Integration with external systems, Task management and approvals
- Records & Governance
- Records management with lifecycle controls, Retention and disposition policies, Compliance with regulatory standards, Audit trails and reporting
- Development & Extensibility
- REST APIs for integration, Alfresco Development Framework (ADF) with Angular components, SDKs for custom development, CMIS support
- Search & Insights
- Repository-wide search, Indexing for fast retrieval, Contextual analytics, Custom search filters