SurfSense

license

Apache-2.0(OSI)

source

public(github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense)

self-host

primary(Docker/Compose)

core-gated

ungated

Permissive OSI license (Apache-2.0), complete source public, self-host-first via Docker/Compose. No paid tier or gated features found on the repo or site (mild uncertainty - treated as fully open until a commercial tier appears).

• https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense/blob/main/LICENSE recorded 2026-06-17

  Apache License 2.0

• https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense recorded 2026-06-17

  ~15k stars; open privacy-focused NotebookLM/Perplexity alternative; Docker self-host