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AnythingLLM vs RAGFlow: catalog facts
AnythingLLM	RAGFlow
Freemium The desktop app is free and MIT licensed. Mintplex Labs sells a hosted cloud version.	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Self-hosted
Chat, vector database and document pipeline in one install, no setup Works fully locally, or with a cloud provider key if you prefer	Ingestion pipeline for many document and data formats Hybrid vector and full-text search with re-ranking
Answer quality depends on the local model, which on a normal laptop is modest Indexing a large document set takes time and disk	Server setup is more involved than a desktop chat app Geared toward teams and organisations more than individuals
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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