Alternatives to Open WebUI
The AI space is full of great projects, and we're genuinely happy about that. More tools means more people get access to AI in a way that works for them.
We get asked "what else is out there?" a lot, so we put this list together. If Open WebUI isn't quite the right fit for your use case, these are the tools we'd point you to. We've actually used them, built alongside them, or just think they do something really well. Everything listed here is free to get started with.
| Tool | What It's Great For | License | Works with Open WebUI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollama | The most popular way to run local models | Open Source (MIT) | Native integration | Learn more → |
| llama.cpp | The engine that made local AI possible | Open Source (MIT) | Via API | Learn more → |
| LM Studio | Beautiful desktop app for local model management | Proprietary (free) | Via API | Learn more → |
| Jan | Simple, privacy-first local AI desktop app | Open Source (Apache 2.0) | Via API | Learn more → |
| AnythingLLM | Private document Q&A done right | Open Source (MIT) | Learn more → | |
| LibreChat | Solid self-hosted multi-provider chat | Open Source (MIT) | Learn more → | |
| Msty | Refined desktop hub for local and cloud models | Proprietary (free tier) | Learn more → | |
| Onyx | Enterprise search with 40+ connectors | Source Available (MIT core + Enterprise License for ee/) | Learn more → | |
| Dify | Visual workflow builder for LLM applications | Source Available (modified Apache 2.0) | Via API | Learn more → |
| ChatGPT / OpenAI | The one that started it all, we use it daily | Commercial (free tier) | Via OpenAI API | Learn more → |
| Claude / Anthropic | Exceptional writing and reasoning, we use it daily | Commercial (free tier) | Via Anthropic API | Learn more → |
| Gemini / Google | Multimodal AI with Google ecosystem integration | Commercial (free tier) | Via Google AI API | Learn more → |
Open WebUI itself is source available under the Open WebUI License.
Every project on this list is built by people who care about making AI more accessible. That pushes all of us, Open WebUI included, to be better. We'd love to be your first choice, but we'd rather you have great options than no options.