FormKiQ Core is an open source document management system built for teams that need an API-first AWS document management foundation.
FormKiQ Core deploys into your AWS account and is free for personal and commercial use, making it a practical starting point for secure, extensible document and information management.
What you get with this AWS document management system
- Document storage and retrieval patterns for structured and unstructured content
- Metadata management for classification, searchability, and workflow routing
- OCR and document processing hooks for downstream automation
- Search-ready document APIs and developer-friendly extensibility
Who FormKiQ Core is for
FormKiQ Core is ideal for architecture teams, product teams, and builders who want to establish a document API layer quickly while retaining deployment control and integration flexibility. For a deeper architecture view, see The Document Layer, which explains why documents need their own dedicated tier alongside traditional application and data layers.
When operational requirements expand, teams can move to FormKiQ Essentials for production support, security, and operations capabilities.
Related links
Platform overview · The Document Layer · FormKiQ Essentials · FormKiQ vs. Building It Yourself · Documentation
FAQ: Open source document management system
Does FormKiQ Core deploy into our own AWS account?
Yes. FormKiQ Core is designed for AWS deployment under customer control.
Is FormKiQ Core only for developers?
No. It is API-first, but supports broader document and information management programs through metadata, search, and processing patterns.
Can we expand without replacing FormKiQ Core?
Yes. FormKiQ Core is the foundation for FormKiQ Essentials, FormKiQ Advanced, and FormKiQ Enterprise pathways.