| Self-hosted | Cloud SaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| Data location | Your machine / server | Vendor cloud |
| Setup effort | Higher (one-click options lower it) | Lowest |
| Compliance flexibility | High | Depends on terms |
| Long-term cost | Usage-based, often cheaper at steady volume | Per-seat, grows with headcount |
| Offline capable | Yes (local models) | No |
| # | Platform | Positioning | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOKAGI | Self-hosted multi-agent OS | HK SMEs that want self-hosting without building everything |
| 2 | Dify | Open-source LLMOps | Engineers building their own workflows |
| 3 | Open WebUI | Self-hosted chat front-end | A polished UI over Ollama / OpenAI-compatible APIs |
| 4 | LangFlow | Visual agent builder | Developers prototyping |
| 5 | n8n + Ollama | Automation + local models | Offline automation pipelines |
MOKAGI deploys on Ubuntu/Debian with setup service and basic training; you use it daily via web, Telegram or WhatsApp.
Self-hosted AI means running the AI models and data on your own computer or server rather than a vendor's cloud. The benefit is data sovereignty and compliance; the cost is that you install and maintain it.
Yes. Open-source options such as Dify, Open WebUI and n8n can be self-hosted, and MOKAGI is a directly self-hostable multi-agent OS for Ubuntu/Debian that keeps data in your own environment.
It depends. Pure frameworks like LangChain need engineering skill; an OS-style platform such as MOKAGI offers setup service and an interface, used daily via web, Telegram or WhatsApp.
A cloud VPS or your own machine. Light use can start on a normal server; running local models needs more RAM or a GPU. Mixing in cloud model APIs lowers the hardware bar.
Usually at steady usage, because it is usage-based with no heavy per-seat fees, but you must factor in server and maintenance costs.
With local models only, data need never leave. If you mix in cloud model APIs, the content sent to the model still passes through that vendor, governed by their terms.
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