The open-source alternative to Google Gemini Enterprise

Looking for something like Google Gemini Enterprise, but open source and free to start? Alfera is the AI coworker your whole team shares: a company brain that syncs your apps, connections shared per person or per team, permissions on every action, and Slack, WhatsApp and email. Self-host it in one click, or start on Alfera Cloud.

In one line: Alfera is open source with a company brain, vs a closed work agent from Google Cloud.

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Google Gemini Enterprise (formerly Agentspace)Enterprise AI agent platformOpen source, or Alfera Cloud
What it isGoogle Cloud's work agent that searches and acts across email, docs, code, data and business apps, with a no-code Workflow Builder.The AI coworker your whole team shares, with a company brain that syncs your apps. Open source.
Open sourceNoYes, AGPL-3.0
Self-hostNot publishedYes: one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or one command on any server
PriceBusiness edition from $21 per seat per month; Standard and Plus: contact salesFree to start: open source to self-host, and Alfera Cloud starts with $10 of free AI usage
Where it worksWeb app, Desktop and mobile (early access)Slack, WhatsApp, email from its own address, the web app, a Mac app, the API and MCP
Team useChat agents and workflows can be shared with specific users or groups in the organization. Admins choose which partner agents appear in the Agent Gallery.Multiplayer: one coworker for the whole team. It knows who is asking, and each connection is shared with everyone, one project, or one person
PermissionsRuns under each person's existing permissions with an audit trail. Workflows can include human sign-off steps. Budget caps per project pause the agent.Allow, ask first, or never, per connection and per action. Approvals in Slack, email or the app, and every action logged
Starts on its ownWorkflows run on a recurring schedule or on events polled from connectors such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Outlook, Teams, Jira (5-10 minute delay).On a schedule, from a webhook, or on 600+ app events
ModelsGoogle Gemini models today, with automated routing; third-party model choice is in early access. Bring your own key: Not published.230+ models: Claude, GPT, Gemini, open models, your ChatGPT plan, or your own

Where Google Gemini Enterprise (formerly Agentspace) is the better choice

Organizations on Google Cloud or Google Workspace that want one agent across their apps and data, from small teams to large enterprises.

  • Over 100 listed integrations, including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Salesforce, ServiceNow and BigQuery
  • Supports the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol and an Agent Marketplace of partner-built agents
  • Gemini Notebook: shareable, source-grounded notebooks from up to 300 internal documents

Everything Alfera does

  • A company brain that syncs your apps. Connect Google Drive, Notion, Slack and the rest. Documents sync on their own, keep every version, and every answer draws on them.
  • One coworker for the whole team. It knows who is asking. Many people, many tasks at once, each with their own chats and connections, and shared chats when you want.
  • 3,000+ app connections, shared the way you choose. Each connection is open to everyone, one project, or one person. A personal mailbox stays personal; the support inbox is the team’s.
  • Permissions on every action. Allow, ask first, or never, per connection and per action. Approvals land in Slack, email or the app, and every action is logged.
  • Where your team already is. Slack, WhatsApp, email from its own address, the web app, a Mac app, and your own code through the API and MCP.
  • It starts work by itself. On a schedule, from a webhook, or on 600+ app events in Gmail, HubSpot, Stripe and more.
  • Its own computer. Every chat runs in a sandbox with a terminal and a browser, and its files stay from one chat to the next.
  • Any model. 230+ models: Claude, GPT, Gemini, open models, your ChatGPT plan, or a model you run yourself.
  • Open source, and free to start. AGPL-3.0. Self-host it in one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or start on Alfera Cloud with $10 of free AI usage.

Google Gemini Enterprise (formerly Agentspace) and Alfera

Alfera. Alfera is the AI coworker your whole team shares. It has a company brain that syncs your apps, 3,000+ app connections shared per person or per team, permissions on every action, and it works in Slack, WhatsApp, email and the web app. It starts work by itself, runs on any model, and it is open source: self-host it in one click or start free on Alfera Cloud. Google Gemini Enterprise (formerly Agentspace) is not open source.

Sources

Facts about Google Gemini Enterprise (formerly Agentspace) come from its own pages, read on 16 October 2026. Something out of date? Write to hello@alfera.ai and we will fix it.