Open source alternatives to River
50 open source AI apps to use instead, best rated first.
Top picks
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Open WebUI
LaunchSelf-hosted AI platform that connects local and cloud models, extends with Python, and keeps your data under your control.
Self-hosted
- A

AutoGPT
LaunchPlatform for building, deploying, and running AI agents that automate repeatable digital work across research, outreach, content, and support without writing code.
- C

Crawl4AI
LaunchOpen-source web crawler and scraper that produces clean, structured output optimized for LLMs, RAG pipelines, and AI agents. Supports async crawling, CSS/XPath/LLM extraction, and stealth browser control.
- P

pi
LaunchTerminal-based coding agent with a minimal core, 15+ LLM providers, tree-structured session history, and a TypeScript extension system for building your own workflows.
- A

AFFiNE
LaunchAn open-source, local-first knowledge base that merges structured docs, infinite whiteboards, databases, and AI into a single workspace for teams and creators.
- A

aider
LaunchTerminal-based AI coding tool that lets you edit existing codebases or start new projects using LLMs like Claude, GPT, and DeepSeek.
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About River
River
the sane way to work with ai agent streams
the sane way to work with ai agent streams (type safety and stream resuming out of the box)
- Price
- Free
- Made by
- davis7dotsh
- Category
- AI
- Website
- github.com/davis7dotsh/river



