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MaxKB vs RAGFlow: catalog facts
MaxKB	RAGFlow
Free Free and open source to self-host.	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hosted, so documents stay on your own server Combines RAG knowledge bases with agent building	Ingestion pipeline for many document and data formats Hybrid vector and full-text search with re-ranking
Needs a server and a language model to run Aimed at organisations, more than individuals	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 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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