
SpecialistProvides a unified connected workspace for team documents and databases, but lacks Dust's advanced multi-source enterprise knowledge indexing.
Dust records 547,217 monthly visits with +1.8% month-over-month growth and Contact for Pricing pricing. SurfSense records 61,868 monthly visits with -17.4% growth and Freemium, Free Trial, Contact for Pricing pricing.
A private, offline notebook that turns your own sources into reports, decks and briefings
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | dust.tt | surfsense.com |
| Pricing Model | Contact for Pricing | Freemium, Free Trial, Contact for Pricing |
| Monthly Visits | 547.22K (547,217) | 61.87K (61,868) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +9.48K (+1.8%) | -13.08K (-17.4%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇫🇷 France (65.4%) | 🇺🇸 United States (23.3%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 456.92K | 21K |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |

Multiplayer AI where people and agents work side by side
Connect 70+ tools including Slack, Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, Salesforce and Zendesk so agents answer with real company knowledge instead of generic guesses.
Reach messaging, CRM, docs, project management, data, finance and MCP servers through one platform, so agents can act across systems rather than just chat.
Build agents with 20+ frontier and open-source models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Mistral, and pick the best model for each task.
A dual-layer permission model, SCIM-synced groups, admin-gated overrides, audit logs and usage analytics keep company data locked down while teams move fast.
A private, offline notebook that turns your own sources into reports, decks and briefings
Install a normal desktop app on Windows, macOS or Linux and run it with no account. With a local model you can pull the network cable and keep querying your indexed sources, since nothing is sent to a vendor.
Choose a bundled local Qwen or Gemma model at first launch, or paste a key for OpenAI, Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. The model is a setting rather than a fixed vendor choice.
Turn one set of sources into slide decks, reports, briefing notes, podcasts, mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, Markdown, Word, PDF, HTML and spreadsheet outputs — generated and stored locally.
Optional plugins pull research from Google Search, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Google Maps, Amazon, Walmart, Indeed and the open web, and anyone can register their own MCP server.

SpecialistProvides a unified connected workspace for team documents and databases, but lacks Dust's advanced multi-source enterprise knowledge indexing.
Integrates deeply with CRM ecosystems to automate enterprise workflows, but is tightly bound to the Salesforce software suite.
Integrates deeply with CRM ecosystems to automate enterprise workflows, but is tightly bound to the Salesforce software suite.

Offers robust enterprise-wide permission-aware search and knowledge management, but with less focus on custom multi-model agent workflows.
Offers robust enterprise-wide permission-aware search and knowledge management, but with less focus on custom multi-model agent workflows.
Combines multi-model chat assistants and automated machine learning optimization, but with a heavier focus on data science pipelines.
Combines multi-model chat assistants and automated machine learning optimization, but with a heavier focus on data science pipelines.
Chat with any PDF, video, or website and get cited answers in seconds
SpecialistTurn one prompt into live business apps, AI agents and automated workflows
Free / Open-sourceOwn your intelligence: a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your machine
Free / Open-sourceOwn your intelligence: a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your machine
SpecialistExcels at visual no-code web scraping and data automation pipelines, but lacks Dust's dedicated internal knowledge base architecture.
SpecialistExcels at visual no-code web scraping and data automation pipelines, but lacks Dust's dedicated internal knowledge base architecture.

AI agents that turn your own documents into summaries, mind maps and reports
AI agents that turn your own documents into summaries, mind maps and reports

SpecialistFocuses on secure enterprise workflow automation and security orchestration, but requires more manual setup for custom AI agents.
SpecialistFocuses on secure enterprise workflow automation and security orchestration, but requires more manual setup for custom AI agents.

Delivers enterprise-grade conversational AI and workflow automation, but focuses more heavily on customer service and enterprise contact centers.

Free / Open-sourceOpen-source workspace to build, deploy and govern AI agents