vLLM, SGLang, Open WebUI vs AnythingLLM

The registry records vLLM as available on self-hosted or private cloud or on-premise enterprise; it is scored here as self-hosted.

The registry records SGLang as available on self-hosted or private cloud or on-premise enterprise; it is scored here as self-hosted.

The registry records Open WebUI as available on self-hosted or private cloud or on-premise enterprise; it is scored here as self-hosted.

The registry records AnythingLLM as available on self-hosted or private cloud; it is scored here as private cloud.

For this brief — confidential documents — self-hosted is a strong alternative. Change the brief and this verdict changes.

For this brief — confidential documents — self-hosted is a strong alternative. Change the brief and this verdict changes.

For this brief — confidential documents — self-hosted is a strong alternative. Change the brief and this verdict changes.

For this brief — confidential documents — private cloud is a strong alternative. Change the brief and this verdict changes.

Covers your main objective (local LLM) and 3 of 3 secondary objectives (internal company search, private company ChatGPT, private LLM).

Covers your main objective (local LLM) and 1 of 3 secondary objectives (private LLM).

Covers your main objective (local LLM) and 3 of 3 secondary objectives (internal company search, private company ChatGPT, private LLM).

Covers your main objective (local LLM) and 2 of 3 secondary objectives (internal company search, private company ChatGPT).

You stated no hosting preference, so no option is favoured on that basis. No hard restriction on where processing happens was stated. Headcount was not stated, so the size band could not be checked.

You stated no hosting preference, so no option is favoured on that basis. No hard restriction on where processing happens was stated. Headcount was not stated, so the size band could not be checked.

You stated no hosting preference, so no option is favoured on that basis. No hard restriction on where processing happens was stated. Headcount was not stated, so the size band could not be checked.

You stated no hosting preference, so no option is favoured on that basis. No hard restriction on where processing happens was stated. Headcount was not stated, so the size band could not be checked.

External data transfer: none. Computed from “Local LLM inference server (Ollama / vLLM)”, the catalogue deployment that names vLLM and best matches this brief. No edge in this design crosses out of the company network.

External data transfer: none. No catalogue deployment names SGLang, so this is read from “Private ChatGPT on your own server”, the best-matching self-hosted deployment for this brief. No edge in this design crosses out of the company network.

External data transfer: none. Computed from “Private ChatGPT on your own server”, the catalogue deployment that names Open WebUI and best matches this brief. No edge in this design crosses out of the company network.

External data transfer: some. No catalogue deployment names AnythingLLM, so this is read from “Private-cloud RAG in a single region”, the best-matching private cloud deployment for this brief. Confidential content leaves your premises for your own cloud tenancy ("VPN / private endpoint"). You keep control of the account; the provider is a processor, so a DPA and a documented region apply.

Self-hosted: the content stays wherever you run the server, so residency is a property of your own infrastructure rather than a vendor commitment.

Self-hosted: the content stays wherever you run the server, so residency is a property of your own infrastructure rather than a vendor commitment.

Self-hosted: the content stays wherever you run the server, so residency is a property of your own infrastructure rather than a vendor commitment.

We hold no fetched residency commitment for AnythingLLM. That is a question to put to the vendor, not an assumption to make about them.

Run on your own infrastructure, so the vendor questions apply only to whatever you still buy. We hold none of the four commitments for this subject, and for a self-hosted deployment none of them is required.

Run on your own infrastructure, so the vendor questions apply only to whatever you still buy. We hold none of the four commitments for this subject, and for a self-hosted deployment none of them is required.

Run on your own infrastructure, so the vendor questions apply only to whatever you still buy. We hold none of the four commitments for this subject, and for a self-hosted deployment none of them is required.

We have fetched none of the four commitments for AnythingLLM: data processing agreement, subprocessor list, training on customer data, zero retention option. Each is a question for the vendor, and until it is answered it is unknown rather than absent.

2–6 FDE-days to implement. Computed from “Local LLM inference server (Ollama / vLLM)”, the catalogue deployment that names vLLM and best matches this brief.

3–8 FDE-days to implement. No catalogue deployment names SGLang, so this is read from “Private ChatGPT on your own server”, the best-matching self-hosted deployment for this brief.

3–8 FDE-days to implement. Computed from “Private ChatGPT on your own server”, the catalogue deployment that names Open WebUI and best matches this brief.

6–15 FDE-days to implement. No catalogue deployment names AnythingLLM, so this is read from “Private-cloud RAG in a single region”, the best-matching private cloud deployment for this brief.

You own GPU drivers and the model server, operating-system patching and backups. Assessed difficulty 2/5 is the shape of that work; someone has to hold it after go-live.

You own GPU drivers and the model server, operating-system patching and backups. Assessed difficulty 2/5 is the shape of that work; someone has to hold it after go-live.

You own GPU drivers and the model server, operating-system patching and backups. Assessed difficulty 2/5 is the shape of that work; someone has to hold it after go-live.

You own GPU drivers and the model server, the identity integration and joiner/leaver process, operating-system patching and backups. Assessed difficulty 3/5 is the shape of that work; someone has to hold it after go-live.

2/5. Starting point 2/5: software you install, run and keep running on your own machines. +0.5 You run the model server yourself: GPU drivers, quantisation choice, memory headroom and restarts are all yours to own.

2/5. Starting point 2/5: software you install, run and keep running on your own machines. +0.5 You run the model server yourself: GPU drivers, quantisation choice, memory headroom and restarts are all yours to own.

2/5. Starting point 2/5: software you install, run and keep running on your own machines. +0.5 You run the model server yourself: GPU drivers, quantisation choice, memory headroom and restarts are all yours to own.

3/5. Starting point 2/5: your own tenancy to build in, but no hardware to buy or rack. +0.5 You run the model server yourself: GPU drivers, quantisation choice, memory headroom and restarts are all yours to own.

USD 5,500 – 21,000 — one-off — for vLLM at this headcount. Computed from “Local LLM inference server (Ollama / vLLM)”, the catalogue deployment that names vLLM and best matches this brief.

USD 6,300 – 24,000 — one-off — for SGLang at this headcount. No catalogue deployment names SGLang, so this is read from “Private ChatGPT on your own server”, the best-matching self-hosted deployment for this brief.

USD 6,300 – 24,000 — one-off — for Open WebUI at this headcount. Computed from “Private ChatGPT on your own server”, the catalogue deployment that names Open WebUI and best matches this brief.

USD 5,200 – 30,000 — one-off plus monthly, read as first-year outlay — for AnythingLLM at this headcount. No catalogue deployment names AnythingLLM, so this is read from “Private-cloud RAG in a single region”, the best-matching private cloud deployment for this brief.

The registry files vLLM as open source, so the interface, retrieval behaviour and the model behind it can be changed — subject to the licence, which is a fetched fact on its own page.

The registry files SGLang as open source, so the interface, retrieval behaviour and the model behind it can be changed — subject to the licence, which is a fetched fact on its own page.

The registry files Open WebUI as open source, so the interface, retrieval behaviour and the model behind it can be changed — subject to the licence, which is a fetched fact on its own page.

The registry files AnythingLLM as open source, so the interface, retrieval behaviour and the model behind it can be changed — subject to the licence, which is a fetched fact on its own page.

7 issues spotted for this brief, 0 of them legal requirements; 0 carry a quote from the instrument they rest on. Leading with: Self-hosting moves the security obligation to you.

7 issues spotted for this brief, 0 of them legal requirements; 0 carry a quote from the instrument they rest on. Leading with: Self-hosting moves the security obligation to you.

7 issues spotted for this brief, 0 of them legal requirements; 0 carry a quote from the instrument they rest on. Leading with: Self-hosting moves the security obligation to you.

9 issues spotted for this brief, 0 of them legal requirements; 0 carry a quote from the instrument they rest on. Leading with: Confidentiality duties bind independently of data protection law.