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Khoj vs Onyx

A side-by-side comparison of Khoj and Onyx, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.

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Khoj

Research

AI second brain that chats with your docs and the web, local or hosted.

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Onyx

Assistant

Open-source, self-hosted AI chat and enterprise search over your own docs.

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At a glance

Feature comparison of Khoj and Onyx
AttributeKhojOnyx
Category (differs)ResearchAssistant
PricingFREEMIUMFREEMIUM
LicenseOpen coreOpen core
Deployment (differs)HybridSelf-host
Platforms (differs)Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, LinuxWeb, API
Model supportMulti-modelMulti-model
Vendor (differs)Khoj AIOnyx

The honest brief

Khoj

AGPL second brain that lives inside Obsidian, Emacs, desktop and mobile — self-host over your own notes and the web.

  • AGPL-3.0 licensed, self-hostable
  • Searches local docs plus the web
  • Custom agents and scheduled automations
  • Self-hosting takes setup effort
  • AGPL license can deter commercial use
  • Smaller team than big assistants
  • Cloud tier needed for zero-setup use

Onyx

Formerly Danswer — MIT-core enterprise search/RAG over your own apps, self-hosted, optional features under open-core.

  • Data stays on your own infrastructure
  • Connects to company docs and apps
  • Works with any LLM, incl. local
  • MIT core, free
  • Some features under separate license
  • Self-host ops overhead
  • Connectors need configuration
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