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Onyx

Open-source enterprise search, chat, and agents for company knowledge

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PricingFreemium
Starting price$20/user/mo billed annually
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIYes
Open sourceYes
DeploymentHybrid
Last verifiedAugust 3, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

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Summary

What is Onyx?

Onyx connects workplace sources to permission-aware enterprise search, AI chat, custom agents, actions, deep research, code interpretation, and developer APIs. The MIT-licensed core can be self-hosted, while paid Business and Enterprise plans add governance and deployment controls.

Best fit

Best for

Organizations deploying governed search and assistants over internal knowledge

Audience

Who is it for?

Knowledge workersEnterprise IT teamsAI platform teamsSecurity and operations teams
Recommendation

Decision note

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Capabilities

Key features

Permission-aware enterprise search and AI chat

Custom agents, MCP and OpenAPI actions

Forty-plus workplace connectors

Cloud, self-hosted, regional, and air-gapped options

Workflows

Use cases

Search internal company knowledge

Build governed employee assistants

Run deep research across connected sources

Automate approved actions through agents

Strengths

Pros

  • MIT-licensed open-source core
  • Fourteen-day Business trial without a card
  • Cloud and self-hosted paid plans share core capabilities
Considerations

Limitations

Connector quality and inherited permissions must be validated before broad rollout.

Generated answers and actions require organizational review and access controls.

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelFreemium
Starting price$20/user/mo billed annually
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Pricing context

Billing options

Open source freeAnnual Business per userEnterprise custom
Pricing context

Pricing note

The open-source core is free. Business is $20 per user per month billed annually and includes a two-week free trial without a card. Enterprise is custom and supports regional, on-premises, and air-gapped deployments.

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Compatibility

Supported languages

  • English
Connectivity

Integrations

Google Drive

Slack

Confluence

Notion

GitHub

SharePoint

Salesforce

MCP

OpenAPI

Specs

Technical details

PlatformsWeb, API
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredYes
Open sourceYes
LicenseMIT
DeploymentHybrid
CompanyOnyx
Current version4.0.0
Models / versionsSearch Chat Agents Deep Research Code Interpreter
Editions / plansOpen Source Business Enterprise
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedAugust 3, 2026
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Onyx connects workplace sources to permission-aware enterprise search, AI chat, custom agents, actions, deep research, code interpretation, and developer APIs. The MIT-licensed core can be self-hosted, while paid Business and Enterprise plans add governance and deployment controls.
Organizations deploying governed search and assistants over internal knowledge
The listed pricing model for Onyx is Freemium. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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