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Document360 vs Komga
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Document360 and Komga — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Document360 vs Komga: at a glance
| Feature | Document360 | Komga |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Collab | Collab |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Sparks · 30d | 1 | 1 |
| Top themes | api, oauth, mcp, knowledge base | self-hosted, frontend-rewrite, comics-manga, archive-formats |
| Last editorial update | 1d ago | 6d ago |
| Website | — | Visit → |
What is Document360?
Document360 rebuilt its API for agents; now it's turning the AI inward on authoring.
Monthly point releases on a steady 12.x line, each a themed bundle rather than a fix list. The last three releases rebuilt the developer-facing surface: an interactive API reference with an in-page Try It! console, a ground-up API v3 with OAuth 2.0 and scoped keys, and a Widget 2.0 embedding architecture now rolling out with a migration deadline. Around that, Eddy AI and the MCP server have been gaining governance controls — reader-group restrictions, workflow permissions, usage analytics — more often than new capabilities.
What is Komga?
Komga is rewriting its web UI in the open, shipping the beta alongside the old one.
Komga's release cadence is dominated by NextUI, a ground-up rewrite of the web interface that landed in beta with 1.26.0 and is served next to the existing UI at /next rather than replacing it. The three patch releases that followed within 48 hours were almost entirely NextUI shakedown work — scroll restoration, selection behavior, stylesheets failing to load under Tomcat. Underneath the interface work the server keeps widening format support, with rar5 handling in plain Java and solid rar4 archives earlier in the summer.
Document360 vs Komga: editorial side-by-side
Document360
6.3COLLAB
Document360 rebuilt its API for agents; now it's turning the AI inward on authoring.
◆ Current state
Monthly point releases on a steady 12.x line, each a themed bundle rather than a fix list. The last three releases rebuilt the developer-facing surface: an interactive API reference with an in-page Try It! console, a ground-up API v3 with OAuth 2.0 and scoped keys, and a Widget 2.0 embedding architecture now rolling out with a migration deadline. Around that, Eddy AI and the MCP server have been gaining governance controls — reader-group restrictions, workflow permissions, usage analytics — more often than new capabilities.
◆ Where it's heading
Two threads run through the year. One makes the knowledge base machine-readable and machine-writable: MCP server, automatic llms.txt, open-an-article-in-ChatGPT-or-Claude, then API v3. The other fences that access with admin controls before enterprise buyers have to ask. The newest release turns the AI inward for the first time — the redesigned Publish dialog puts suggestions and validation in the author's path rather than the reader's, which is a different customer for the same capability.
◆ Prediction
The AI suggestions now sitting in the Publish dialog are the obvious candidate to move into the editor itself, and the advanced v3 endpoints sold as an add-on look like the seed of a higher API tier. The Widget 2.0 forced migration is the near-term execution risk, since it puts required technical work on existing customers to a fixed timeline.
Komga
6.3COLLAB
Komga is rewriting its web UI in the open, shipping the beta alongside the old one.
◆ Current state
Komga's release cadence is dominated by NextUI, a ground-up rewrite of the web interface that landed in beta with 1.26.0 and is served next to the existing UI at /next rather than replacing it. The three patch releases that followed within 48 hours were almost entirely NextUI shakedown work — scroll restoration, selection behavior, stylesheets failing to load under Tomcat. Underneath the interface work the server keeps widening format support, with rar5 handling in plain Java and solid rar4 archives earlier in the summer.
◆ Where it's heading
The project is running a long, deliberately cautious frontend migration: both UIs ship in the same binary, the feature gap is tracked publicly in an issue, and users opt in by URL. That arrangement should persist across several minor versions before the old WebUI is retired. The parallel v2 referential API suggests the rewrite is also being used to revise the server contract rather than only restyle the client.
◆ Prediction
Near-term releases should keep closing the NextUI feature gap issue by issue, with patch releases landing within days of each other. The old WebUI is unlikely to be removed before NextUI reaches parity and browser refresh stops falling back to it.
Alternatives to Document360 and Komga
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 Document360 or Komga.
SiYuan
SiYuan stabilises 3.8.1 after a seven-build beta run, all of it widening the agent surface it opened in 3.8.0
Hive
Hive ships in batches, and this one is all planning accuracy and admin control.
Teable
Teable ships daily, and the work has moved from grid features to platform governance.
Simpplr
Simpplr publishes the research that names the gap, then ships the product that closes it.
NetNewsWire
NetNewsWire's 7.1.3 train has moved from rebuilding sync to sweeping up what the rebuild disturbed.
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Recent activity from Document360 and Komga
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoDocument360Publish dialog folds in AI suggestions and pre-publish checks
- 6d agoKomgaTranslation updates and a release tooling fix
- 7d agoKomgaNextUI beta fixes: scroll, selection, and loading states
- 9d agoKomgaNextUI beta: a parallel rewrite of the Komga web interface ⚡
- 9d agoDocument360API v3 rebuild adds OAuth 2.0 and scoped API keys ⚡
- 9d agoKomgaFix missing NextUI stylesheets when served from Tomcat
- 16d agoDocument360Interactive API reference with a rebuilt Try It! console
- 1mo agoDocument360Find and replace spans variables, snippets, and links
- 1mo agoKomgaSolid RAR4 archive support
- 1mo agoDocument360Native Mermaid diagrams and automatic llms.txt generation
- 2mo agoDocument360MCP server gains publishing and workflow controls
- 3mo agoKomgaFixes for EPUB parsing, Kobo, KOReader, and OPDS2
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Document360 and Komga?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Document360 and Komga are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Document360 better than Komga?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Document360 and Komga are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Document360?
Top Document360 alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Document360 alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/document360 for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Komga?
Top Komga alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Komga alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/komga for the full list with editorial commentary on each.