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Onyx Community EditionSurfSense
Freemium

The Community Edition is free to self-host; hosted and enterprise plans are sold…

 Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Connectors to more than 50 workplace applications
  • Respects source document permissions
  • Can run air-gapped with your data kept private
  • Answers questions over your own documents and connected sources
  • Aimed at teams; setup and indexing take real infrastructure
  • Some features are reserved for paid enterprise plans
  • Requires setting up and maintaining your own server
  • Fast pace of change can mean frequent updates
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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