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SocraMost similar to puppyone in what it does, its category and its price.
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LM StudioHas a free plan, rated 4.4 out of 5.
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OrkasFrom $11.99/mo, against from $19/mo for puppyone.
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LobeHubRated 4.0 out of 5 in our review, against 3.8 for puppyone.
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At a glance
Green means better than puppyone, red means worse. Prices are starting prices per month.
| Tool | Our rating | Starts at | Free plan | Best for | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 puppyoneBaseline | 3.8 | $19/mo | Yes | Local-first file workspace for AI agents that tracks every edit in Git and can publish the same workspace to the cloud for teammates, MCP and API access. | |
| Socra | 4.2+0.4 | $20/mo$1 more | No | Workspace where teams and AI agents share knowledge and work, with Cortex for giving coding agents context before they act, managed agents with their own cloud computers, channels, tasks, files, a cloud for running software and a CLI. | vs puppyone |
| Orkas | 3.7−0.1 | $11.99/mo$7.01 less | Yes | Open-source, local-first desktop app where a team of specialist AI agents takes a chat brief and delivers research, documents, slides, videos and websites. | vs puppyone |
 LlamaChat | 3.2−0.6 | Free | Yes | Run LLaMA, Alpaca, and GPT4All locally on your Mac - no cloud, no data leaving your machine, 100% free and fully open-source. | vs puppyone |
| LM Studio | 4.4+0.6 | Free | Yes | Runs open models locally on your own machine, with an agent for documents and code. | vs puppyone |
| LobeHub | 4.0+0.2 | Free | Yes | A workspace for finding, building and collaborating with a team of AI agents. | vs puppyone |
 Imbue | 4.0+0.2 | Free | Yes | AI research company building Sculptor, a desktop workspace for running parallel coding agents. | vs puppyone |
 Bloome | 3.9+0.1 | Free | Yes | Group chat where AI agents sit in the conversation alongside the people. | vs puppyone |
 Buda | 3.8Same | Free | Yes | Agents with their own sandboxed computers, their own drives and a version-controlled trail. | vs puppyone |
The alternatives in detail
In order of how closely each one matches puppyone.
Socra
4.2$20/mo
vs puppyone$1 more+0.4
Workspace where teams and AI agents share knowledge and work, with Cortex for giving coding agents context before they act, managed agents with their own cloud computers, channels, tasks, files, a cloud for running software and a CLI.
- Cortex shared knowledge delivered to agents before they act
- Managed agents with their own cloud computers
- Channels for people and agents in one conversation
Works with ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor and others
No free plan or trial on Workspace
Orkas
3.7$11.99/mo
vs puppyone$7.01 less−0.1
Open-source, local-first desktop app where a team of specialist AI agents takes a chat brief and delivers research, documents, slides, videos and websites.
- Commander agent that assigns work to specialist agents
- Agents for research, documents, slides, images, video and web design
- Open source and local-first on Mac and Windows
Source code is public on GitHub
Plan prices on the page are shown as discounts from higher list prices
LlamaChat
3.2Free
vs puppyone−0.6
Run LLaMA, Alpaca, and GPT4All locally on your Mac - no cloud, no data leaving your machine, 100% free and fully open-source.
- Local LLM inference on Mac, no cloud dependency
- Supports LLaMA, Alpaca, and GPT4All model architectures
- Built-in model conversion for PyTorch and .ggml formats
Complete data privacy - nothing leaves the device
Mac-only - no Windows or Linux support
LM Studio
4.4Free
vs puppyone+0.6
Runs open models locally on your own machine, with an agent for documents and code.
- Local execution of open models
- Model catalogue and downloads
- Bionic agent for documents, slides and code
Data never leaves the machine
Local inference needs capable hardware
LobeHub
4.0Free
vs puppyone+0.2
A workspace for finding, building and collaborating with a team of AI agents.
- Workspace for operating multiple agents rather than one assistant
- Agents that accumulate context across sessions
- Open-source lineage from the LobeChat project
Open source, so it can be self-hosted and inspected
Coordinating multiple agents reliably is harder than the pitch implies
Imbue
4.0Free
vs puppyone+0.2
AI research company building Sculptor, a desktop workspace for running parallel coding agents.
- Parallel coding agent orchestration through the Sculptor desktop interface
- Isolated sandboxes that keep concurrent agent changes from colliding
- Works with a developer's existing Claude subscription or API key rather than a separate model
Free during beta, with costs limited to whatever AI model subscription a developer already has
Free-beta pricing will likely change as the product matures past beta
Bloome
3.9Free
vs puppyone+0.1
Group chat where AI agents sit in the conversation alongside the people.
- AI agents as participants in group chats
- Agent marketplace
- Agent skill marketplace
Agents join the existing conversation rather than a separate tool
Requires moving team conversation onto a new platform
Buda
3.8Free
vs puppyoneSame
Agents with their own sandboxed computers, their own drives and a version-controlled trail.
- Multiple specialised agents deployed per department
- Agent Computers as isolated execution sandboxes
- Agent Drive and shared Space Drive separation
Output is reviewable - steps, previews and versions, not just a result
No pricing published and no company named
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is puppyone free?
puppyone has a free plan, and paid plans start from $19/mo.
What is the best free alternative to puppyone?
LM Studio is the highest-rated alternative here with a free plan (4.4 out of 5). Other free options: LobeHub, Imbue, Bloome.
What is the cheapest alternative to puppyone?
Among paid plans, Orkas has the lowest starting price (from $11.99/mo). If you need it free, start with LM Studio.
How did you pick these alternatives?
We match tools on what they do, their category and their price, using the details in our directory. Ratings come from our reviews and reader reviews.