microsoft/graphragGitHub
graph-based RAG backend, choose for graph-indexed knowledge, but no UI.
A modular graph-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system
- 35.6k
- Python
- MIT
active2mo ago
Cinnamon/kotaemon Alternatives
RAG-based document Q&A
An open-source RAG-based web UI and framework for chatting with your documents using various LLMs.
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
1Panel-dev/MaxKBGitHub
enterprise-grade knowledge base platform with RBAC, heavier than kotaemon.
🔥 MaxKB is an open-source platform for building enterprise-grade agents. 强大易用的开源企业级智能体平台。
- 22.6k
- Python
- GPL-3.0
active2mo ago
HKUDS/RAG-AnythingGitHub
unified RAG framework for multiple data types, no built-in UI, for developers.
"RAG-Anything: All-in-One RAG Framework"
- 23.0k
- Python
- MIT
active2mo ago
Older generation, or narrower
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
run-llama/ragsGitHub
old LlamaIndex RAG starter, unmaintained for over two years.
Build ChatGPT over your data, all with natural language
- 6.5k
- Python
- MIT
dormant2.5y ago
datvodinh/rag-chatbotGitHub
simple local PDF RAG script, limited features compared to kotaemon.
Chat with multiple PDFs locally
- 681
- Python
- Apache-2.0
slowing1.0y ago
weiwill88/Local_Pdf_Chat_RAGGitHub
lightweight reference RAG with Gradio UI, less complete than kotaemon.
Transparent Python RAG reference with FAISS + BM25 hybrid retrieval, reranking, Gradio UI, and FastAPI.
- 954
- Python
- MIT
active1mo ago
Future-House/paper-qaGitHub
scientific-paper-focused RAG with citations, no UI.
High accuracy RAG for answering questions from scientific documents with citations
- 9.1k
- Python
- Apache-2.0
active2mo ago
End-user tools
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
sigoden/aichatGitHub
CLI-based LLM chat tool with RAG, for terminal users wanting a command-line interface.
All-in-one LLM CLI tool featuring Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, AI Tools & Agents, with access to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Groq, and more.
- 10.4k
- Rust
- Apache-2.0
slowing8mo ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named kotaemon among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how kotaemon rates them is a separate judgement, made when kotaemon is analysed in its own right.
pathwaycom/llm-appGitHub
calls kotaemon “an end-user document chat web app”
Ready-to-run cloud templates for RAG, AI pipelines, and enterprise search with live data. 🐳Docker-friendly.⚡Always in sync with Sharepoint, Google Drive, S3, Kafka, PostgreSQL, real-time data APIs, and more.
59.0kJupyter Notebookactive
Future-House/paper-qaGitHub
calls kotaemon “document-chat GUI app, not a library to integrate.”
High accuracy RAG for answering questions from scientific documents with citations
9.1kPythonactive