Private AI · free to self-host
Open WebUI
Free · source-available
A self-hosted platform used to run AI models locally or via the cloud so data stays in-house. It provides a user interface for chatting with AI and managing documents.
Free and open source. You run it yourself, so you're responsible for setup, updates, backups and security. Want it set up safely? OBZDN can install and maintain it for you.
Patch often. This project shipped many security fixes recently. If you run it yourself, apply updates promptly, or use the hosted version or a managed setup.
- Best for
- Small teams that want an AI chat assistant running on their own computer or server, so business data stays in-house.
- Replaces
- Not stated on their site
- Setup
- Needs a server
- Cost
- Free to self-host
- License
- Open WebUI License. Source-available, not open source. Free to run for your own business, but the license limits reselling or offering it as a service.
- Standout
- Runs entirely offline on your own machine so your business data stays where it belongs.
- Watch out for
- Requires installation via technical methods like Docker, pip, or Kubernetes.
- Project health
- 156,307 GitHub stars, 891 contributors. Last update 2026-10-16; latest release v0.12.3 on 2026-10-16.
- Security check
- Checked 2026-10-20: no open security advisories without a fix (166 published advisories, all patched).
Checked against the official repo and site on 2026-10-20; health and security are rechecked weekly, and a listing that fails is hidden. Something changed? Tell us.