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Louvain vs Onyx
Two approaches to bringing company knowledge into AI. Choose around the answers, access model and workflow you need.
Why choose Louvain?
One set of sources
People and their AI assistants draw on the same connected sources, each within their own access.
Time and evidence
Work with current facts, historical context and the original sources behind them.
Open access controls
The permission engine is part of the MIT-licensed core, with source available to customers on request. Choose hosted or self-hosted.
Compare the approach.
| Onyx | Louvain | |
|---|---|---|
| Product approach | Chat and search with custom AI assistants and actions. | Enterprise search, Plate, and checked answers for people and their AI assistants. |
| Connection access | Private, public and automatic permission-sync options. Permission-syncing connectors are documented as an Enterprise Edition feature. | The permission engine is in the MIT core. Whether access follows each item depends on the source; other connections are shared with the audience an admin chooses. OAuth and structured-source connectors are commercially licensed. |
| AI assistant integration | Developer APIs and actions through MCP / OpenAPI. | HTTP API and a remote MCP server, connected with OAuth, for answers, sources, facts and entities. |
| Hosted pricing | $20 per user per month with annual billing on the published Business plan; Enterprise by enquiry. | Team at $30 USD per person per month; Business at $50. 14-day free trial, no seat minimum. Enterprise by enquiry. |
Sources checked 7 September 2026. Compare connector support, plan terms and deployment requirements for your own use case using the references below.
Find the right fit.
Connect a source and see how Louvain supports your team and its AI assistants.