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Best Agent platforms — Self-hosted
10 of 33 researched agent platforms have a confirmed yes for Self-hosted. Qualified, negative, and unknown answers stay distinct.
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| # | Agent | Best for | Starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novastart | Everything runs on the buyer's own machine by design, with canvases never copied to a vendor server and sharing streaming peer to peer. | Free, then $10/month |
| 2 | Tale | Self-hosting is the Community edition's only deployment mode and remains an option on Enterprise, on your own hardware or in Tale's cloud. | Free, then CHF 12/month |
| 3 | LuMay | Four postures are sold, up to on-prem Kubernetes and a fully air-gapped build, and the pricing page attaches published floors to each rather than leaving them to sales. | From $249/month |
| 4 | Vellum | The runtime can run on your Mac, a GCP VM in your own project, or any Linux host you can SSH into, with no platform or compute fees. | Free, then $30/month |
| 5 | Sim | Dev teams wanting an open-source, API-first workspace to build and deploy AI agents | Free, then $25/seat/month |
| 6 | OpenClaw | Developers and self-hosters who already run their own infrastructure and want one personal AI agent that reaches WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal and iMessage instead of a separate app. | Free |
| 7 | Agno | Python developers who want an Apache 2.0 SDK with memory, knowledge, learning, guardrails and a Control Plane they run inside their own cloud account, and who are comfortable running Docker or a cloud deploy template themselves. | Free, then $150/month |
| 8 | Letta | Developers and researchers who specifically need an agent whose memory, skills and identity genuinely persist and evolve across long-running sessions, rather than reset on every call. | Free, then $20/month |
| 9 | Dify | Developers and teams who want an open-source, self-hostable platform to build RAG apps and agents with full data control. | Free, then $59/month |
| 10 | n8n | Ops and automation teams who want to build agentic workflows visually while keeping data on self-hosted infrastructure. | Free, then €24/month |
Selection, context, and ranking method
10 of 33 agent platforms have a confirmed yes for “Self-hosted”. 11 are qualified or tier-scoped, 11 are confirmed no, and 1 remain not established. Only confirmed yes answers appear in this set; an unknown is never treated as a negative.
This is not an arbitrary slice of agent platforms. Among the ones with a confirmed yes for “Self-hosted”, only 1 of 10 answer yes on certifications, against 18 of 23 across the rest; and 6 of 10 also answer yes on open source, against 1 of 23 across the rest of the category. Every figure is counted from the stored, sourced datasheet answers linked on each row.
Projected from the live listing datasheets using the tenant’s “Can you run it on your own infrastructure?” axis. Membership requires a sourced yes; partial and unknown answers are reported above but excluded from the ranking. Differences from the rest of the category are Fisher exact tests over 34 other datasheet axes, Holm-corrected. Entries retain the directory’s paid-tier ordering, visibly labelled on every promoted card.
The ranking
Editor’s pick
#1
Novastart
Infinite-canvas OS where AI agents and teammates work in real apps, each with its own cursor.
Best forEverything runs on the buyer's own machine by design, with canvases never copied to a vendor server and sharing streaming peer to peer.
Self-hosted: Yes — Everything runs on the buyer's own machine by design, with canvases never copied to a vendor server and sharing streaming peer to peer.“There is no copy of your canvases on a Novastart server, so there is nothing of yours on our side to lose.”'Your data stays with you.' section · retrieved 2026-10-08
- #2
Tale
Open-source project workspace where teams assign tasks to AI coding agents running in sandboxes.
Best forSelf-hosting is the Community edition's only deployment mode and remains an option on Enterprise, on your own hardware or in Tale's cloud.
Self-hosted: Yes — Self-hosting is the Community edition's only deployment mode and remains an option on Enterprise, on your own hardware or in Tale's cloud.“Every product feature, free to self-host — support happens on GitHub.”Community plan card, description line · retrieved 2026-10-03
- #3
LuMay
Enterprise agentic AI platform with packaged voice, legal, compliance and workflow agents; SaaS, on-prem or air-gapped.
Best forFour postures are sold, up to on-prem Kubernetes and a fully air-gapped build, and the pricing page attaches published floors to each rather than leaving them to sales.
Self-hosted: Yes — Four postures are sold, up to on-prem Kubernetes and a fully air-gapped build, and the pricing page attaches published floors to each rather than leaving them to sales.“Yes. LuMay offers SaaS, Bring Your Own Cloud, private cloud, and on-premises deployment models. BYOC and on-premises give full control over data residency, network boundaries, and access policies.”Security FAQ, expanded answer to 'Can we self-host LuMay for complete data control?' · retrieved 2026-09-09
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Vellum
Open-source personal AI assistant with long-term memory that acts across your tools, in the cloud or self-hosted.
Best forThe runtime can run on your Mac, a GCP VM in your own project, or any Linux host you can SSH into, with no platform or compute fees.
Self-hosted: Yes — The runtime can run on your Mac, a GCP VM in your own project, or any Linux host you can SSH into, with no platform or compute fees.“Run the assistant on infrastructure you control. This is useful when you need the assistant to stay running independently of your local machine, when you need more compute resources, or when you have specific compliance requirements.”Environments page, 'User Hosted' section · retrieved 2026-09-27
- #5
Sim
Open-source AI workspace for building, deploying and running agents across 1,000+ integrations.
Best forDev teams wanting an open-source, API-first workspace to build and deploy AI agents
Self-hosted: Yes — Docker Compose and Kubernetes deployments are documented and free; the pricing table nevertheless lists 'Self Hosting' only under Enterprise.“You can also self-host Sim for free on your own infrastructure.”Introduction FAQ, 'Is Sim free to use?' · retrieved 2026-09-03
Best forDevelopers and self-hosters who already run their own infrastructure and want one personal AI agent that reaches WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal and iMessage instead of a separate app.
Self-hosted: Yes — Self-hosting is the only deployment model: the Gateway runs on your macOS, Windows or Linux machine, a VPS, a container or Kubernetes, with no vendor-operated tier.“The Gateway runs on desktop and server operating systems. Companion nodes connect mobile and native device capabilities without hosting the Gateway themselves.”'Gateway hosts and companion nodes' section intro · retrieved 2026-09-21
- #7
Agno
Python SDK, self-hosted AgentOS runtime and hosted control plane for building and operating agent platforms.
Best forPython developers who want an Apache 2.0 SDK with memory, knowledge, learning, guardrails and a Control Plane they run inside their own cloud account, and who are comfortable running Docker or a cloud deploy template themselves.
Self-hosted: Yes — The runtime and database are yours to host anywhere a container runs; only the control plane UI is hosted by default, and a self-hosted control plane is an Enterprise item.“Run in any cloud, on-premise or locally Your agent platform runs anywhere you can run a container. You get full control.”Homepage, 'Your agent platform belongs to you' section, fourth card · retrieved 2026-10-09
Best forDevelopers and researchers who specifically need an agent whose memory, skills and identity genuinely persist and evolve across long-running sessions, rather than reset on every call.
Self-hosted: Yes — Local runtime keeps all state on-device with no account, or run the App Server via Docker, Railway or Fly.io.“all agent state, including messages, memory, and provider connections, stays on-device, and no Letta account is required.”Local runtime bullet, opening section · retrieved 2026-09-02
Best forDevelopers and teams who want an open-source, self-hostable platform to build RAG apps and agents with full data control.
Self-hosted: Yes — Community Edition runs anywhere Docker runs; Enterprise adds Kubernetes/Helm, VPC and air-gapped deployment.“Dify runs anywhere Docker runs: a laptop, an on-premises server, or a cloud VM. Start with Docker Compose, or pick another path below.”Deploy Dify, hero paragraph · retrieved 2026-09-02
- #10
n8n
Workflow automation platform for building and running AI agents on a visual canvas, with code where needed.
Best forOps and automation teams who want to build agentic workflows visually while keeping data on self-hosted infrastructure.
Self-hosted: Yes — Docker, npm or Helm on your own boxes, air-gapped if required; the free Community edition needs no licence key, and Business or Enterprise features unlock with one.“Protect your data by deploying on-prem, air-gapped if you need it. Managed cloud when you don't.”Runs where you decide · retrieved 2026-09-02
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| Feature | Novastart | Tale | LuMay | Vellum | Sim | OpenClaw | Agno | Letta | Dify | n8n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Infinite-canvas OS where AI agents and teammates work in real apps, each with its own cursor. | Open-source project workspace where teams assign tasks to AI coding agents running in sandboxes. | Enterprise agentic AI platform with packaged voice, legal, compliance and workflow agents; SaaS, on-prem or air-gapped. | Open-source personal AI assistant with long-term memory that acts across your tools, in the cloud or self-hosted. | Open-source AI workspace for building, deploying and running agents across 1,000+ integrations. | Open-source personal agent runtime you host yourself and message from any chat app. | Python SDK, self-hosted AgentOS runtime and hosted control plane for building and operating agent platforms. | Stateful agent harness, cloud and SDK for agents with persistent, git-versioned memory. | Open-source platform for building agentic workflows, AI agents and RAG knowledge pipelines. | Workflow automation platform for building and running AI agents on a visual canvas, with code where needed. |
| Category | Agent platforms | Agent platforms | Agent platforms | Agent platforms | Agent platforms | Agent platforms | Agent platforms, Agent frameworks | Agent platforms, Coding agents, Agent frameworks | Agent platforms | Agent platforms |
| Pricing | From Free | From Free | From $249/month | From Free | From Free | From Free | From Free | From Free | From Free | From Free |
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- verified October 9, 2026