The best SurfSense alternatives

MODSetter/SurfSense

12 open-source projects share topics or a category with SurfSense. Each comparison below is drawn from recorded GitHub metadata — language, license, activity and review status. None of them is a judgement about which is better for you.

khoj

khoj-ai/khoj

Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free.

Choose khoj if…

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
you want the more widely starred option (38.1k)
you specifically need assistant or chat

Shares agent, ai, rag, self-hosted with SurfSense.

Last push 3 months ago.GNU Affero General Public License v3.0Python38.1k+115

astron-rpa

iflytek/astron-rpa

Agent-ready RPA suite with out-of-the-box automation tools. Built for individuals and enterprises.

Choose astron-rpa if…

you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
you specifically need astron or automation

Shares agent, ai, self-hosted with SurfSense.

Pushed 7 days ago.Apache License 2.0Python5.3k

wigolo

KnockOutEZ/wigolo

The go-to web for your AI coding agent — local-first search, fetch, crawl & research over MCP. No API keys, no cloud, $0/query. Public beta.

Choose wigolo if…

you would rather work in TypeScript than Python
you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
you specifically need ai-agent or claude

Shares agent, ai, rag, web-scraping with SurfSense.

Pushed today.OtherTypeScript5.5k+12

open-webui

open-webui/open-webui

User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)

Choose open-webui if…

you want the more widely starred option (158.5k)
you specifically need llm or llm-ui

Shares ai, rag, self-hosted with SurfSense.

Pushed today.OtherPython158.5k+664

crawl4ai

unclecode/crawl4ai

Official Crawl4AI Cloud: a hosted web scraping, extraction, and search API for AI agents. Free API key, 1,000 credits a month, no card. Fully open source: this repo is the Apache-2.0 crawler that powers it, and you can self-host it.

Choose crawl4ai if…

you want the more widely starred option (87.3k)
you specifically need ai-agents or crawl4ai-cloud

Shares ai, rag, web-scraping with SurfSense.

Pushed today.Apache License 2.0Python87.3k

unsloth

unslothai/unsloth

Local UI to run and train LLMs and diffusion models. Supports GGUF, MLX, Qwen3.8, DeepSeek-V4, MiniMax-H3, Gemma 4, FLUX and more.

Choose unsloth if…

you want the more widely starred option (79.4k)
you specifically need chatgpt or deepseek

Shares agent, ai, self-hosted with SurfSense.

Pushed today.Apache License 2.0Python79.4k+320

onyx

onyx-dot-app/onyx

Open Source AI Platform - AI Chat with advanced features that works with every LLM

Choose onyx if…

you want the more widely starred option (33.4k)
you specifically need ai-chat or chatgpt

Shares ai, rag, self-hosted with SurfSense.

Pushed today.OtherPython33.4k+133

maxun

getmaxun/maxun

Turn any website into a structured API. Extract, automate, search and monitor the web.

Choose maxun if…

you would rather work in TypeScript than Python
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
you specifically need api or automation

Shares agents, self-hosted, web-scraping with SurfSense.

Pushed 4 days ago.GNU Affero General Public License v3.0TypeScript18.2k

DeskcommCRM

melgarafael/DeskcommCRM

Open-source AI sales OS — self-hosted CRM with native AI agents + WhatsApp (WAHA). Open alternative to Kommo, Octadesk & Intercom for any business that sells by chat. MCP-ready, multi-tenant, LGPD.

Choose DeskcommCRM if…