Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI by StanGirard

Opiniated RAG for integrating GenAI in your apps Focus on your product rather than the RAG. Easy integration in existing products with customisation! Any LLM: GPT4, Groq, Llama. Any Vectorstore: PGVector, Faiss. Any Files. Anyway you want.

Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI interface screenshot from project README
aillmapichatbotchatgptdatabasedockerfrontendopenaipostgresqlprivacysecurity
Verdict 75/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 1.3 years ago

Self-host Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
75 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
39k
3.8k forks

About Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI

From the project's README at github.com/StanGirard/quivr. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

[](https://discord.gg/HUpRgp2HG8) [](https://github.com/quivrhq/quivr) [](https://twitter.com/StanGirard)

Quivr, helps you build your second brain, utilizes the power of GenerativeAI to be your personal assistant ! Key Features Opiniated RAG: We created a RAG that is opinionated, fast and efficient so you can focus on your product LLMs: Quivr works with any LLM, you can use it with OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Gemma, etc. Any File: Quivr works with any file, you can use it with PDF, TXT, Markdown, etc and even add your own parsers. Customize your RAG: Quivr allows you to customize your RAG, add internet search, add tools, etc. Integrations with Megaparse: Quivr works with Megaparse, so you can ingest your files with Megaparse and use the RAG with Quivr.

>We take care of the RAG so you can focus on your product. Simply install quivr-core and add it to your project. You can now ingest your files and ask questions.

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
80
maturity
77
community
97
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
42

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 39k github.com/StanGirard/quivr
GitHub forks 3.8k github.com/StanGirard/quivr
PYPI downloads (last month) 1.2k quivr

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age3.0 yearssince May 2023
Last commit10 months agoJul 9, 2025
Releases shipped354last: 1.3 years ago
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

Similar open-source projects

Projects in our directory that replace the same SaaS or share topics with Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI.

Frequently asked questions

Last verified . Data refreshes every 30 minutes.