--- title: The Open-Source Alternative to Copilot | daily.dev description: Tabby is a self-hosted, open-source AI coding assistant that runs locally via Docker, offering code completions and codebase-aware chat similar to GitHub... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-open-source-alternative-to-copilot-8fclrfy3n twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Open-Source Alternative to Copilot | daily.dev og:description: Tabby is a self-hosted, open-source AI coding assistant that runs locally via Docker, offering code completions and codebase-aware chat similar to GitHub... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-open-source-alternative-to-copilot-8fclrfy3n og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8fCLrfy3N.png og:image:alt: The Open-Source Alternative to Copilot og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Open-Source Alternative to Copilot **[Better Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/betterstack)** · [@code_with_josh](https://daily.dev/code_with_josh) · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tabby is a self-hosted, open-source AI coding assistant that runs locally via Docker, offering code completions and codebase-aware chat similar to GitHub Copilot — but with full data privacy, no subscriptions, and offline capability. It supports team features like SSO, RBAC, and audit logs, and integrates with VS Code. The tradeoff: setup requires more effort than cloud tools, and completion quality depends on the local model and available hardware. Best suited for privacy-conscious developers, regulated environments, or teams wanting to own their AI infrastructure rather than rent it. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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