# Elyse Reviews
**Vendor:** Silkwood Software  
**Category:** [Document Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-management)
## About Elyse
Elyse® DMS is a high integrity controlled document database platform. • A vault within a fortress, not a warehouse. • Built for the blueprint, not the scratchpad. • Engineered for the 1% of documents that matter 100% of the time. Key Features & Capabilities: • Low Cost, Low Friction, Trust-Based Perpetual Licensing: Single-user environment, or non-production multi-user environment: Free, with full access to product features. Multi-user production: Trust-based perpetual license per-database instance basis. Unlimited users. No restrictions on data volume. No recurring subscription fees. No upgrade fees. • Immutable File Storage: Protects file integrity by preventing modification once stored within the Elyse database. • Fully ACID-Compliant Secure File-to-Data Relationship: Manages relational metadata and physical file data within the same SQL Server-managed system for total transactional consistency. • Open Architecture: The Elyse database exposes approximately 900 application-facing stored procedures that serve application layer API endpoints. Any third party may develop an application that interfaces with the Elyse database, or extend or modify the fully-featured application layer code released under the Apache License 2.0. • Single Namespace Register: Guarantees unique document identifiers, eliminating the risk of duplicate IDs or orphaned data. Document IDs are format agnostic. Any legacy controlled document IDs can be migrated. There is no system-enforced under-the-bonnet parallel or proxy document ID system. • Developer-Friendly Foundation: Built as a transparent layer for vendors and integrators to build custom, high-integrity, high-security applications. • Air-Gapped Deployment Ready: The licensing system for Elyse does not need to ‘call home’. Hence Elyse can be immediately deployed to an air-gapped environment. • Compliance Validation-Ready: The open transparent code and encapsulated architecture of Elyse facilitates validation processes. A stable central core allows flexibility without compromising validation requirements.






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