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MaxKB vs QAnything: catalog facts
MaxKB	QAnything
Free Free and open source to self-host.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Self-hosted, so documents stay on your own server Combines RAG knowledge bases with agent building	One-command startup with Docker Compose Compose files for Linux, macOS and Windows
Needs a server and a language model to run Aimed at organisations, more than individuals	Last major version was 2.0 in 2024 Requires Docker and enough local resources to run the stack
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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