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Fig vs. Onyx

Open-source search you run, or a platform that's already running.

Onyx is the open-source enterprise search and chat platform: connect 40+ apps, index them with permission-aware retrieval, run it on any LLM — including local ones — on your own infrastructure or in Onyx Cloud for $20 a seat. Fig shares the model freedom and the permission-aware context, and delivers them as a managed platform with no seats, native mobile and desktop, and an assistant that lives in-channel in Slack.

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Fig vs. Onyx, in short

Onyx and Fig agree on model freedom and permission-aware company context. They split on who runs it and how it's priced: Onyx is MIT-licensed software you self-host (seven services, your team operates it) or buy as Onyx Cloud at $20 per user per month, with SSO, permission syncing, and RBAC reserved for its Enterprise tier. Fig is a managed platform with no seats — usage billed from one shared pool — with SSO, SCIM, roles, and audit export included, native mobile and desktop apps, and Fig itself in-channel in Slack rather than a bot beside it.

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Fig vs. Onyx at a glance

FeatureFigOnyx
Getting started
Self-serve today. No seat minimum, no sales cycle to begin.
Self-serve Cloud trial; self-hosting means Docker/Helm, seven services, and you operate it.
Pricing model
Usage only. No seats; unlimited members; one shared credit pool.
$20/user/mo (Business) or free self-hosted; SSO, permission sync, and RBAC need Enterprise.
Models
Frontier models from multiple labs, routed per task.
Any LLM with your own keys, including local models.
Where it runs
Slack (in-channel), desktop, mobile, and web.
Web, Slack bot, Chrome extension, desktop client (needs a server); no mobile app.
Connectors & actions
Native connectors, computer use, MCP, approval gates on actions.
40+ indexed connectors (30-minute refresh), MCP and OpenAPI actions; permission sync on 9 sources, Enterprise only.
Company context
Enterprise Graph: people, teams, projects, activity; follows source permissions.
Hybrid search and a knowledge graph over indexed documents, permission-aware.
Agents
Agent Builder, Orchestration, Governance — on the same usage pool.
Custom agents, deep research, a coding agent — search-first, acting when asked.
Admin & compliance
SSO (SAML/OIDC), SCIM 2.0, scoped roles, audit export, break-glass re-auth.
SCIM 2.0 and SIEM audit export; SAML/OIDC and RBAC on Enterprise; SOC 2 Type II on Onyx Cloud.
Deployment
Managed cloud only; no on-prem or air-gapped option.
Onyx Cloud, self-hosted on AWS/Azure/GCP, on-prem, or air-gapped with a local LLM.

Included   Partial or with conditions   Not offered

$0per seat, at any team size
Unlimitedmembers on one shared usage pool
Every labfrontier models, routed per task
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Pricing: Fig vs. Onyx

Fig

No seats. Team members are free to add, and usage is billed from your team's shared credit pool — SSO, SCIM, roles, audit export, and every integration included.

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Onyx

Community Edition is free to self-host under MIT. Onyx Cloud Business is $20 per user per month on an annual plan, with no stated seat minimum. Enterprise is quoted, and it's where SAML/OIDC SSO, permission-synced connectors, custom groups and RBAC, on-premise and region-specific deployment, white-label, and an SLA live. Self-hosting adds your own hosting and the people to run it.

Onyx's $20 is refreshingly transparent — credit where due. The difference is structural: Onyx counts users and gates governance behind Enterprise; Fig counts usage and ships governance to everyone.

Fig vs. Onyx in detail

Twenty dollars a seat, or nothing per seat

Onyx publishes its price, which most of this category won't do, and $20 a user is fair for what Cloud Business includes. It's still a seat: a new hire costs $20 whether they ask one question or a thousand, and the controls an IT team actually needs — SSO, permission-synced connectors, group-based RBAC — move you to a quoted Enterprise plan. Fig has no seats. Team members are free to add, the whole team draws usage from one shared pool, and SSO, SCIM, scoped roles, and audit export are part of the platform at any size.

Usage controls →Security & governance →

Software you operate vs. a platform that's running

Self-hosting Onyx is a real deployment: seven services in the standard install, a recommended 8+ vCPUs and 16 GB of RAM, a vector index that grows with what you connect, and upgrades on you. Onyx Cloud removes the operations and adds the seat price. Fig removes both — the platform is live, patched, and monitored before your team signs in, and it's priced on what the team uses rather than on either infrastructure or headcount.

Platform overview →Enterprise Graph →

Search you query vs. an assistant already in the room

Onyx is search-first: you ask, it retrieves across what it has indexed, and it answers — through a web app, a Slack bot, or a desktop client that connects to your server. Fig is the assistant itself, in-channel in Slack and in native mobile and desktop apps, with a persistent Enterprise Graph of the people, projects, and activity behind your data, and proactive behavior that surfaces what changed before you ask.

Fig Assistant →Proactive AI →Download Fig →

Which is right for you?

Choose Fig if

Teams that want frontier models from multiple labs, company context, and governed agents as a managed platform they can use today — no seats, no servers, native mobile and desktop, and Fig in-channel in Slack.

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Choose Onyx if

Security-conscious teams that need open-source software they can inspect, self-host, or run air-gapped on local models, want a transparent $20 seat on Cloud, and are prepared either to operate the deployment or to step up to Enterprise for SSO and permission syncing.

Frequently asked questions

Is Fig an alternative to Onyx?

Yes. Both connect your apps, retrieve with permission awareness, run on models from multiple labs, and support agents. Onyx is open-source software you self-host or buy as Onyx Cloud at $20 a seat, with SSO and permission syncing on its Enterprise tier. Fig is a managed platform with no seats, governance included, native mobile and desktop apps, and Fig itself in-channel in Slack. If you need to self-host or run air-gapped on local models, Onyx is built for that.

How does Onyx pricing compare to Fig?

Onyx Community Edition is free to self-host; Onyx Cloud Business is $20 per user per month on an annual plan; Enterprise is quoted and includes SAML/OIDC SSO, permission-synced connectors, RBAC, on-prem and regional deployment, and an SLA. Fig has no seats — usage is billed from a shared credit pool — and SSO, SCIM, roles, and audit export are included.

Is Onyx really open source?

The core is MIT-licensed and free to self-host. Enterprise features — SSO, permission-synced connectors, custom groups and RBAC, usage analytics, white-label — live in separate enterprise-licensed directories. Fig is a managed platform, not open source.

Can Fig be self-hosted or run air-gapped?

No. Fig is a managed cloud platform routing across frontier models from multiple labs. Onyx supports self-hosting on AWS, Azure, or GCP, on-premise, and fully air-gapped deployment with a local LLM.

Do both work in Slack?

Yes, differently. Onyx offers a Slack bot that answers from its index, including on Enterprise Grid. Fig runs in-channel in Slack as a native surface — research, plans, dashboards, and finished work land back in the thread — alongside native mobile and desktop apps.

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