# Octop

A self-hosted, multi-user AI assistant with multiple agents, skills, and a web workspace.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/octop
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/octop.md
Website: https://octop.cloud

- Category: [Agent infrastructure](https://softbests.com/category/agent-tools)
- Pricing: Open source
- Platforms: Self-hosted, Web
- Underrated

## Best for

Teams that want to run a shared AI assistant on their own infrastructure instead of per-seat SaaS.

## Why it deserves attention

Octop packages a multi-user assistant server with agent profiles, skills, tools, conversation history, and a web workspace, so a team can share one deployment while keeping data and credentials on its own machines. It is MIT licensed, has about 11,500 GitHub stars, and is actively developed by Tencent Cloud. Setup assumes comfort with Python services, containers, and model API keys; it is closer to self-hosted infrastructure than a one-click consumer app.

## Can replace

- ChatGPT
- Microsoft Copilot

## Related and alternatives

- [OpenClaw](https://softbests.com/software/openclaw)
- [Paperclip](https://softbests.com/software/paperclip)