Tabby

Open-source self-hosted GitHub Copilot alternative

Code & Dev Tools Open Source Has API Open Source
Researched · Published
RECATOOLS Score
7.1 / 10
Capability
6.5
Value for money
8.5
Ease of use
5.5
ASEAN readiness
7
API quality
7
Founded
2023
HQ
San Francisco, California, USA
Users
Launched
Developer

Overview

Tabby is a self-hosted, open-source AI coding assistant — fully on-premises, no telemetry, no cloud dependency. Supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim and the major editors. Particularly popular with security-conscious teams and regulated industries.

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Pricing

Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 20 May 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.

Free
Free
Free tier with core features.

Use cases

Self-hosted code AI On-prem coding Privacy-first development
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ASEAN Perspective

Tabby in Southeast Asia

ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).

RECATOOLS Verdict

Tabby is an open-source, self-hostable AI coding assistant that gives teams Copilot-style completion and chat without sending code to a third-party cloud. The self-hosting story is its core appeal: full control over models and data, on-prem or air-gapped deployment, and no per-seat SaaS fees. It supports common IDEs and consumer GPUs.

Completion quality depends on the model you run and won't match the largest frontier-model assistants out of the box, and you take on the ops burden of hosting and tuning. Best for security-conscious or regulated organisations (and ASEAN teams with data-residency requirements) that want code AI inside their own perimeter, and for individuals who prefer open tooling. Not the easiest path for those wanting zero-setup convenience.

Independent AI-assisted assessment by RECATOOLS.

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