Onyx Community Edition
Enterprise-grade AI chat with 40+ connectors, agents, and deep research
Overview
Onyx (formerly Danswer) is an enterprise AI chat platform that connects to over 40 knowledge sources including Confluence, Notion, Slack, GitHub, and Google Drive to power RAG-based Q&A. It includes agent workflows, web search, MCP support, deep research, and role-based access control. The full stack is Docker Compose–based with Postgres, Vespa, and Redis.
Where it falls short of ChatGPT
- Self-hosted stack is resource-heavy (Postgres + Vespa + Redis + multiple services)
- Some enterprise connectors and features are gated behind the paid cloud tier
- Initial connector sync for large knowledge bases can take hours
- SAML/SSO configuration requires manual setup and is not well-documented for self-hosters
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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