Self-hostable AI tools for solo founders

AI tools you can run on your own infrastructure.

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n8n
Workflow automation with AI agents, a visual editor and code steps, self-hosted or cloud
AI Agents & Automation
n8n is a workflow automation tool where you connect apps, add AI agent steps, and write JavaScript or Python when the visual editor is not enough. Solo founders who are comfortable with a little code can self-host the free Community Edition, or use n8n Cloud from €20 a month.…
Pricing: Free self-hosted Community Edition; Cloud from €20/month billed annually (2.5k executions)
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Metabase
Open source business intelligence you can self-host, with AI questions
AI Data & Analytics
Metabase lets anyone ask questions of a database in a visual editor or SQL and turn the answers into dashboards, with AI assistance on all plans. A solo founder can self-host the open source edition, or use Metabase Cloud, which starts at $100 a month with a 14-day trial. It…
Pricing: Open source edition to self-host; Cloud Starter $100/month (14-day trial)
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