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AnythingLLM vs Open WebUI: catalog facts
AnythingLLM	Open WebUI
Freemium The desktop app is free and MIT licensed. Mintplex Labs sells a hosted cloud version.	Freemium Free to self-host. The project sells an enterprise plan with support and branding rights.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Self-hosted, Web
Chat, vector database and document pipeline in one install, no setup Works fully locally, or with a cloud provider key if you prefer	One interface for local Ollama models and any OpenAI-compatible API Document upload and retrieval so you can ask questions about your own files
Answer quality depends on the local model, which on a normal laptop is modest Indexing a large document set takes time and disk	The licence adds a branding condition, so it is not plain BSD It is a server you have to run, update and secure yourself
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Not stated if open source
License: MIT	License: Open WebUI License, based on BSD-3-Clause with a branding clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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