# LibreChat vs Slack AI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** LibreChat

| Attribute | LibreChat | Slack AI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.5 (35% (low)) | 56.1 (9% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 42,485 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free, open-source application that aggregates conversations with various AI models from different providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS, and others) into a single environment. Users can deploy it on their own infrastructure for complete data control and avoid vendor lock-in. | A workplace collaboration platform combining real-time messaging, workflow automation, and generative AI capabilities. The embedded AI leverages your organization's data and documents for context, with all processing and language models kept within secure company infrastructure to protect customer data. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":false,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","team_shared_prompt_library_and_templates":true,"custom_persona_instructions_per_workspace":true,"local_document_upload_pdf_csv_for_context":true,"web_search_grounding_for_real_time_citations":true,"admin_dashboard_for_user_usage_and_token_spend":true,"artifacts_ui_for_side_by_side_document_editing":true,"zero_data_retention_training_opt_out_guarantee":true,"slack_or_microsoft_teams_native_bot_integration":false,"multi_model_selection_switcher_gpt_claude_gemini":true}` | `{"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","team_shared_prompt_library_and_templates":true,"local_document_upload_pdf_csv_for_context":true,"admin_dashboard_for_user_usage_and_token_spend":true,"artifacts_ui_for_side_by_side_document_editing":true,"zero_data_retention_training_opt_out_guarantee":true,"slack_or_microsoft_teams_native_bot_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 17 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Groq"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"Vertex AI"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"DALL-E-3"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Langfuse"},{"name":"Langchain"},{"name":"Llama"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"ADFS"},{"name":"Jira"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Completely free, MIT licensed, open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://librechat.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:05:52.202Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.8-rc1","date":"2026-08-14T07:33:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.8-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.7","date":"2026-06-24T19:41:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.7-rc1","date":"2026-06-15T19:38:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.7-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.6","date":"2026-06-01T03:12:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.6-rc1","date":"2026-05-13T02:45:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.6-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/chart-2.0.3","date":"2026-05-13T15:46:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"chart-2.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.5","date":"2026-04-22T21:04:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.5-rc1","date":"2026-04-10T02:25:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.5-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.4","date":"2026-03-20T23:57:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/chart-2.0.2","date":"2026-03-20T23:57:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"chart-2.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.4-rc1","date":"2026-03-17T21:05:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.4-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/chart-2.0.1","date":"2026-03-17T20:17:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"chart-2.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.3","date":"2026-03-09T19:22:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/chart-2.0.0","date":"2026-03-09T19:21:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"chart-2.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.3-rc2","date":"2026-03-04T17:50:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.3-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/chart-1.9.9","date":"2026-03-04T17:50:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"chart-1.9.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.3-rc1","date":"2026-02-19T02:49:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.3-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/chart-1.9.8","date":"2026-02-19T02:45:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"chart-1.9.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/v0.8.2","date":"2026-01-28T22:49:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/releases/tag/chart-1.9.7","date":"2026-01-28T22:49:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"chart-1.9.7"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=librechat-data-provider&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (AI Knowledge Assistants)

| Capability | LibreChat | Slack AI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Managed cloud saas | Managed cloud saas |
| Multi model selection switcher gpt claude gemini | ✓ | - |
| Team shared prompt library and templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local document upload PDF CSV for context | ✓ | ✓ |
| Artifacts UI for side by side document editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack or microsoft teams native bot integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Zero data retention training opt out guarantee | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom persona instructions per workspace | ✓ | - |
| Web search grounding for real time citations | ✓ | - |
| Admin dashboard for user usage and token spend | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | ✗ | - |
| ISO 27001 | ✗ | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:48:57.145Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*