AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Sanctum
Run private AI on your desktop
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Sanctum launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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LLMWare▲358Dev tool to make AI apps to deploy privately or locally
2024 · llmware.ai · its alternatives →
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Local▲107Super excited to launch our new app Local today. What we’ve learned at Base Compute over the last months is that running AI directly on your laptop or workstation gives you maximum privacy and it’s free, but it’s also a massive headache to configure. So we’ve decided what matters is making the experience completely frictionless for users. Local analyses the hardware of your laptop, optimises the AI for it, and recommends the best models for your specific device. It let’s you do what you’re doing with cloud AI already, just for free and on your own machine: Chatting with PDF’s, Recording and…
Aug 2026 · basecompute.co · its alternatives →
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LUCI Desktopfree▲360Let your AI agents remember what you've seen
Sep 2026 · luci.memories.ai · its alternatives →
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RunAnywhere▲119Ollama but for mobile, with a cloud fallback
2025 · runanywhere.ai · its alternatives →
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LM Studio▲209Discover, download, and run local LLMs (incl. DeepSeek R1)
2025 · lmstudio.ai · its alternatives →
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Your personal, private, powerful AI assistant | Free & OSS
2025 · getbodhi.app · its alternatives →
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Lekh AI▲80Run powerful AI models on your Mac:fully offline and private
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Sanctum is a small, reviewable, experimental and fully privilege seperated VPN daemon that runs on openbsd linux and macos. It takes privilege separation to the extreme to make sure all assets are isolated and each component is sandboxed with only the permissions they require.
2024 · sanctorum.se · its alternatives →
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Axis One▲78I’ve been building a small hardware box that runs local LLMs like Mistral, Qwen and Llama, and exposes an OpenAI compatible API on your local network. There’s no cloud, no login system and no telemetry. I built it because a lot of small firms want ChatGPTbstyle tools but can’t use cloud AI for privacy or compliance reasons, and most don’t want to deal with GPU servers, drivers, Docker or model configs. The aim is to make local AI feel as simple as plugging in a router. Right now the box boots into a very simple web UI where you choose a model and start using it. The API follows the OpenAI…
Nov 2025 · axis-one-psi.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Local In-Browser LLM inference for private, fast, and secure chat - no server required.
2025 · private-ai-chat.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Your Safe Space for Growth - AI-Powered Emotional Support
Dec 2025 · sanctumental.com · its alternatives →
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Companion▲20AI that actually controls your Windows/Mac desktop - clicks, types, automates workflows across any application. Native OS integration, not cloud APIs. Built this because I was tired of AI that could only chat. Free tier (Gemini) + paid tier (Claude) for reliable automation. The AI can automate complex workflows, manage files/emails, control browsers and native apps. Just launched 2 weeks ago. What workflows would you want automated?
2025 · aioscompanion.com · its alternatives →
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Free Private AI App for Mac - Image Gen, AI Agents & Chat
2025 · claraverse.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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