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SurfSense vs Onyx Community Edition: catalog facts
SurfSenseOnyx Community Edition
Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Freemium

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

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

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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