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Document Management System

Business OperationsMedium system

A structured, searchable repository for company documents with versioning, permissions, and expiry alerts. For businesses drowning in shared-drive chaos or compliance paperwork.

Typically bought by: Compliance-heavy SMBs (legal, healthcare, construction, finance), HR and admin departments, ISO-certified companies

Standard features — always included

  • Folder/category structure with custom metadata fields
  • Upload with drag-and-drop and bulk import
  • Full-text search across titles, metadata, and file contents
  • Version history with check-in/check-out
  • Role- and folder-based permissions
  • Document expiry and review-date alerts
  • In-browser preview (PDF, images, office docs)
  • Sharing via expiring secure links
  • Activity/audit log per document
  • Tags and saved searches
  • Trash/retention with restore
  • Storage usage dashboard

Popular custom additions

Quoted per feature in the configurator — typically $50–$300 each.

  • +Approval workflow for controlled documents (ISO/QMS)
  • +E-signature integration
  • +Automatic OCR and metadata extraction on upload
  • +Records retention policies with automatic archival
  • +Template library with fill-in generation
  • +Integration with email to file correspondence

Tech stack

Frontend
Next.js + Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js API with search index (Postgres full-text or Meilisearch)
Database
PostgreSQL (Neon) + S3-compatible object storage
Integrations
File storage (S3-compatible), E-signature provider, SSO (Google Workspace/Microsoft 365), OCR service (optional)