Documenso by documenso
The Open Source DocuSign Alternative.
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Verdict 69/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 1/5 setup difficulty 426k docker pulls 1 open CVE Last release 2 months ago
Health score
69 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
1 /5
One-click deploy
GitHub stars
13k
2.6k forks
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
activity
64
maturity
95
community
87
security
70
sustainability
65
adoption
39
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 13k | github.com/documenso/documenso |
| GitHub forks | 2.6k | github.com/documenso/documenso |
| Docker Hub pulls | 426k | hub.docker.com / documenso |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 3.3 years | since Mar 2023 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 48 | last: 2 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
1 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev.
1 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent:
CVE-2024-52271. What people say on Hacker News
- Meta lays out details of May 20 restructuring in internal document
- Steven Soderbergh defends using AI in a documentary about John Lennon
- Ask HN: We just had an actual UUID v4 collision...
- Show HN: Recursant – service mesh for governing AI agents
- GoDaddy gave a domain to a stranger without any documentation
Ready to self-host Documenso?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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