OpenBot vs. OpenDots
Side by side, with sources. Checked Oct 3, 2026.
Price
The template is free (MIT). It needs a CopilotKit Intelligence project (free plan available, or self-hosted) and a model API key.Source: github.com
The template is free (MIT). Running it needs a CopilotKit Intelligence project (free Developer tier) and a model API key you pay for.Source: github.com
Pricing model
Open source · Free plan available
Open source · Free plan available
License
Open source · MITMIT licence.
Open source · MITMIT licence.
Works on
- ✓ Your own server
- ✓ Your own server
Where your data lives
On your own machine or servers: Docker Compose runs every part, and the data sits in your PostgreSQL.
Pages and settings in a SQLite file on your server; conversation history in your CopilotKit Intelligence project.
Getting started
Difficulty: Advanced No installer or hosted version: you need Docker, Bun, a CopilotKit Intelligence project and a model key, and you start it from a terminal.
Difficulty: Advanced There is no installer or hosted version: you run it from a terminal (Node.js or Docker) and connect API services yourself.
Hosted version
NoneCopilotKit calls it “a template, not a product”: there is no hosted version to sign up for.
NoneCopilotKit says OpenDots is an alpha template, not a hosted product.