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Open Source Claude Cowork Alternatives: Kortix and the Self-Hostable Field
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# Open Source Claude Cowork
> A source-cited comparison hub for open-source and self-hostable Claude Cowork alternatives.
This site answers the question "what open-source alternatives to Claude Cowork can I actually self-host?" with a source-cited comparison.
## Core pages
- [Comparison](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/): side-by-side table of Kortix, OpenWork, and Eigent vs Anthropic's closed Claude Cowork, across license, self-hosting, model choice, pricing, and human review. Markdown: [index.md](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/index.md)
- [Self-hosting guide](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/self-hosting.html): what self-hosting an agent platform means, the Kortix Docker path, and the trade-offs. Markdown: [self-hosting.md](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/self-hosting.md)
## Guides
- [Open-source AI agent platforms](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/open-source-ai-agent-platforms.html): management platforms vs orchestration frameworks vs autonomous agents, and which license applies. Markdown: [open-source-ai-agent-platforms.md](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/open-source-ai-agent-platforms.md)
- [Self-hosted AI agent platform](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/self-hosted-ai-agent-platform.html): definition, examples, use cases for marketing and small business. Markdown: [self-hosted-ai-agent-platform.md](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/self-hosted-ai-agent-platform.md)
- [Self-hosted AI workspace](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/self-hosted-ai-workspace.html): running models and agent tooling on your own hardware; self-hosted AI vs ChatGPT. Markdown: [self-hosted-ai-workspace.md](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/self-hosted-ai-workspace.md)
- [AI agent orchestration](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/ai-agent-orchestration.html): what orchestration is, and the open-source frameworks (CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenCode). Markdown: [ai-agent-orchestration.md](https://opensourceclaudecowork.com/ai-agent-orchestration.md)
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