MaxKB vs PandaWiki

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

MaxKB Open-source RAG and workflow platform for building enterprise agents Visit PandaWiki Self-hosted AI wiki from Chaitin, open source under AGPL Visit
RECATOOLS Score 7.2 / 10 6.8 / 10
Capability 7 6.5
Value for money 8 8
Ease of use 6.5 6
ASEAN readiness 6.5 6
API quality 6.5 6
Pricing Open Source Open Source
Free tier Community edition: free, GPLv3, no limits on users, apps or knowledge bases Open-source edition free under AGPL-3.0, self-hosted: 1 wiki site, 300 documents per wiki, 1 admin; bring your own chat model
Paid from Pro ¥48,000 per deployment, perpetual licence incl. 1 yr support (¥9,600/yr after) Professional ¥5,000/year; Commercial and Enterprise by quote
Has API ✓ ✓
Open source ✓ ✓
Free to use ✓ ✓
Users — —
Founded — 2025
Maker — Chaitin Tech (长亭科技)
Verdict

MaxKB is one of the more credible self-hosted RAG platforms to come out of China's open-source scene — a large following, frequent releases, and a straightforward path from PDF upload to a working chatbot with citations....

PandaWiki suits teams that want AI-searchable docs or an FAQ without a SaaS subscription: self-host it with Docker, bring your own chat model and keep your data. Releases are frequent, and the backing company is an estab...

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