kotaemon vs SiYuan
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
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kotaemonopen-source
An open-source RAG-based tool for chatting with your documents.
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SiYuanopen-source
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作
Metrics
| kotaemon | SiYuan | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 25.8k | 46.6k |
| Star velocity /mo | 2.1k | 3.9k |
| Commits (90d) | 0 | 4.9k |
| Releases (6m) | 1 | 10 |
| Overall score | 0.4475344412973393 | 0.9271708503527412 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, kotaemon or SiYuan?
- SiYuan has more GitHub stars (46,580 vs 25,791).
- Which is more actively developed, kotaemon or SiYuan?
- SiYuan had more commits in the last 90 days (4,873 vs 0).
- Should I use kotaemon or SiYuan?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.