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Kotaemon vs RAGFlow: catalog facts
Kotaemon	RAGFlow
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Chat with your own documents through a web interface Works with local or hosted language models	Ingestion pipeline for many document and data formats Hybrid vector and full-text search with re-ranking
Needs a server or local setup rather than a simple installer Answer quality depends on the model you connect	Server setup is more involved than a desktop chat app Geared toward teams and organisations more than individuals
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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