AI assistants and search

Natively AI alternatives

1 open-source project that already does this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

Natively — Free open-source AI meeting assistant (product repo)Natively — Free open-source AI meeting assistant, interview copilot, and note taker. Real-time transcription, AI meeting notes, lecture recording, local RAG, BYOK, and stealth mode.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Managed hosting, SLA and usage bundling from Natively's managed plans
Polish and cross-platform packaged desktop UX and installer
Any proprietary token-based Pro unlocks and governance features
Potential performance/latency optimizations from their hosted infra

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Natively AI, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.