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Khoj vs Pieces

A side-by-side comparison of Khoj and Pieces, 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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Pieces

Memory

On-device AI memory and copilot that recalls your work context.

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At a glance

Feature comparison of Khoj and Pieces
AttributeKhojPieces
Category (differs)ResearchMemory
PricingFREEMIUMFREEMIUM
License (differs)Open coreProprietary
Deployment (differs)HybridLocal
Platforms (differs)Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, LinuxmacOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, VS Code extension, Browser extension
Model supportMulti-modelMulti-model
Vendor (differs)Khoj AIPieces
Capabilities (differs)
  • Trigger-action automation
  • Multi-model access
  • Chat with documents
  • Web research agent
  • IDE integration
  • MCP server
  • Agent memory

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

Pieces

Captures a rolling ~9-month work timeline on-device and air-gapped by default, so memory questions never leave your machine.

  • Captures context across all your apps
  • Long-Term Memory of work context
  • Cloud or local LLMs, or BYO key
  • Plugs into VS Code, JetBrains, browser
  • Background capture is resource-heavy
  • Developer-centric, niche audience
  • Memory accuracy varies across apps

When to pick which

Pick Khoj if you need Trigger-action automation, Multi-model access, Chat with documents, and Web research agent.

  • Trigger-action automation (secondary capability)
  • Multi-model access (secondary capability)
  • Chat with documents (primary capability)
  • Web research agent (secondary capability)

Pick Pieces if you need IDE integration, MCP server, and Agent memory.

  • IDE integration (secondary capability)
  • MCP server (secondary capability)
  • Agent memory (primary capability)

They also differ on:

License
Open core · Proprietary
Deployment
Hybrid · Local
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux · macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, VS Code extension, Browser extension
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