Open WebUI records 804,534 monthly visits with -2.8% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Whimsical records 966,895 monthly visits with -18.7% growth and Freemium pricing.
Self-hosted AI workspace for local and cloud models
The collaborative whiteboard built for product builders
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | openwebui.com | whimsical.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 804.53K (804,534) | 966.9K (966,895) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -23.01K (-2.8%) | -222.85K (-18.7%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (24.5%) | 🇮🇳 India (19%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 299.84K | 602.36K |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Self-hosted AI workspace for local and cloud models
Connect local runtimes like Ollama alongside OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic APIs, and switch between them inside one interface.
RAG over your own documents, web search and citation-aware answers come standard, so responses are grounded in real sources.
Extend the platform with Python code to add custom tooling, preprocessing, and multi-step pipelines, then share them with others.
SSO, RBAC, audit logs, data residency, and on-premises, hybrid or air-gapped deployment for organisations with strict requirements.
The collaborative whiteboard built for product builders
AI Flowcharts, AI Mind Maps and AI Wireframes convert a short text prompt into structured, fully editable diagrams, branched mind maps, or web and mobile wireflows — no manual drawing required.
Boards host diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes, embedded media and documents side by side, so a whole product narrative lives in a single shareable file.
Multiple teammates edit the same board simultaneously with live cursors, thread comments attached to specific objects, and mention-based notifications.
Drag-and-drop UI components let teams sketch screens, link them into clickable flows and iterate on product ideas before engineering commits to a build.
Industry standard collaborative whiteboarding with massive template libraries, but less streamlined for rapid AI diagram generation.
Industry standard collaborative whiteboarding with massive template libraries, but less streamlined for rapid AI diagram generation.
Free / Open-sourceFunctions primarily as a lightweight CLI runtime for local models rather than a full-featured chat interface.
Free / Open-sourceFunctions primarily as a lightweight CLI runtime for local models rather than a full-featured chat interface.
SpecialistOpen-source workflow automation built for AI agents and technical teams
SpecialistOpen-source workflow automation built for AI agents and technical teams
SpecialistA free, open-source personal AI agent that learns your projects and works across every messaging app.
SpecialistA free, open-source personal AI agent that learns your projects and works across every messaging app.
SpecialistOpen-source personal AI assistant that runs on your own machine and works from chat apps
SpecialistOpen-source personal AI assistant that runs on your own machine and works from chat apps
SpecialistSpecializes in visual workflow building and RAG pipelines rather than serving purely as a chat interface.
SpecialistSpecializes in visual workflow building and RAG pipelines rather than serving purely as a chat interface.
Free / Open-sourceFocuses on collaborative team AI workspaces and plugins, but shares similar open-source architectural goals.
Free / Open-sourceCombines mind mapping and project workflows with AI agents, but less focused on pure visual diagramming and wireframes.
SpecialistFocuses heavily on privacy-first document chat and local RAG pipelines, but offers fewer general-purpose chat UI features.
SpecialistFocuses heavily on privacy-first document chat and local RAG pipelines, but offers fewer general-purpose chat UI features.
Robust collaborative whiteboard with strong AI diagramming tools, but less polished UI wireframing capabilities than Whimsical.
Robust collaborative whiteboard with strong AI diagramming tools, but less polished UI wireframing capabilities than Whimsical.
Free / Open-sourceOffers robust multi-provider support and advanced user permission management, but has a slightly different configuration setup.
Free / Open-sourceOffers robust multi-provider support and advanced user permission management, but has a slightly different configuration setup.
Free / Open-sourceDelivers a desktop-native application for running local models offline easily, but lacks Open WebUI's server-centric multi-user features.
Free / Open-sourceDelivers a desktop-native application for running local models offline easily, but lacks Open WebUI's server-centric multi-user features.
