SurfSense

A privacy-focused, open-source NotebookLM alternative that researches across your connected sources

A privacy-focused, open-source NotebookLM alternative that researches across your connected sources. Built for: Teams who want a private research assistant across their tools. Format: Self-hosted web app (Docker). License: Open-core: Apache-2.0, except surfsense_backend/app/proprietary (BSL 1.1). Open source on GitHub (16,363 stars as of 2026-10-11).

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Free and open source (open-core: some features are paid); self-hosting, model or API costs may apply

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Price checked Oct 12, 2026

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