Danswer
AI assistant connected to your company's documents and apps
Danswer is an open-source AI assistant that connects to your organization's knowledge sources and lets teams ask natural-language questions over them. It supports retrieval-augmented generation across connectors like Slack, Google Drive, and Confluence.
Key features
- Many data connectors
- Hybrid search with RAG
- Role-based access control
- Custom AI assistants
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Broad connector ecosystem
- Strong permission model
Trade-offs
- Resource heavy
- Initial indexing takes time
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