PandaWiki vs MaxKB vs Dify vs Notion AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
PandaWiki
Self-hosted AI wiki from Chaitin, open source under AGPL
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MaxKB
Open-source RAG and workflow platform for building enterprise agents
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Dify
Open-source canvas for LLM workflows, RAG knowledge bases and agents
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Notion AI
Notion's built-in agent, search and meeting notes, included in Busines...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.8 / 10 | 7.2 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Open Source | Open Source | Open Source | Subscription |
| Free tier | Open-source edition free under AGPL-3.0, self-hosted: 1 wiki site, 300 documents per wiki, 1 admin; bring your own chat model | Community edition: free, GPLv3, no limits on users, apps or knowledge bases | Self-hosted Community edition free under the Dify Open Source License; Cloud Sandbox: 200 message credits total, 1 member, 5 apps, 50 docs | Limited trial only: Free and Plus workspaces get a small amount of Notion Agent and meeting-notes usage to try |
| Paid from | Professional ¥5,000/year; Commercial and Enterprise by quote | Pro ¥48,000 per deployment, perpetual licence incl. 1 yr support (¥9,600/yr after) | $59/month (Professional, or $590/year) | $20/member/month (Business, billed yearly; $24 monthly), the cheapest plan that includes Notion AI |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | — | — | Over 1.4 million machines (self-hosted), 180,000+ developers | 100M+ total users; 4M+ paying customers (AI is gated to Business/Enterprise) |
| Founded | 2025 | — | 2023 | 2023 |
| Maker | Chaitin Tech (长亭科技) | — | LangGenius, Inc. | Notion Labs, Inc. |
| Verdict | 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... |
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.... |
Dify gives you a visual workflow builder, a RAG pipeline and agents in one self-hostable package, and everything you build becomes an API or MCP server straight away. Releases are frequent, and the August 2026 sandboxed... |
Notion AI's value is context: the agent, search and meeting notes work over the pages and databases a team already keeps in Notion, plus connected tools like Slack and Google Drive, with no copy-paste. Custom Agents exte... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.