Feature-rich, self-hosted AI interface that integrates Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, offers RAG, vector DB support, image tools, RBAC and observability.
150k stars21.9k forkslast commit Actively maintained
5 self-hosted Chatbase alternatives
Chatbase is a SaaS platform to build and deploy retrieval-augmented chatbots trained on website content, documents, and FAQs. It provides embeddable chat widgets, analytics, integrations, and vector search/embeddings for customer support and automated Q&A.
Alternatives to Chatbase
AnythingLLM is an all-in-one desktop and Docker app for chatting with documents using RAG, running AI agents, and connecting to local or hosted LLMs and vector databases.
65.3k stars7.2k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
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Self-hostable personal AI 'second brain' for chat, semantic search, custom agents, automations and integration with local or cloud LLMs.
36.7k stars2.4k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Open-source platform for AI chat, RAG, agents, and enterprise search across your team’s connected knowledge sources, compatible with hosted and local LLMs.
31.8k stars4.4k forkslast commit Actively maintained
Self-hosted private AI tools for chat and document Q&A, supporting local Ollama inference or OpenAI-compatible APIs, with built-in authentication and user management.
1.7k stars87 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Likely dormant
What replacing Chatbase actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 4 of 5 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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