Open WebUI
Open-sourceUser-friendly self-hosted AI chat interface supporting Ollama, OpenAI API, and RAG capabilities.
About Open WebUI
Open WebUI provides a user-friendly web interface for interacting with various LLMs including Ollama and OpenAI API. This self-hosted Python solution offers privacy-focused AI interactions with RAG capabilities, with 133.5k GitHub stars.
Best For
- Self-hosted AI chat interfaces for teams
- Privacy-focused organizations deploying internal AI tools
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Most popular self-hosted LLM interface with 133.5k GitHub stars
- + Supports both local and cloud-based models
- + Privacy-focused — run entirely on your own infrastructure
Cons
- - Requires technical knowledge for self-hosting setup
- - Performance depends on underlying model capabilities
Pricing
Open source and free to self-host
Key Features
- Self-hosted web UI for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models
- RAG capabilities for document-based conversations
- MCP protocol support for tool integration
- User management and access control for team deployments
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