The open-source alternative to Genspark

Looking for something like Genspark, 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 AI workspace for docs, slides and sheets.

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GensparkAI workspace with autonomous agentsOpen source, or Alfera Cloud
What it isAI workspace with a Super Agent, AI docs, sheets and slides, GenMail, workflows, and Claw, a personal AI employee on a cloud computer.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
PricePlus $24.99/month, 10,000 credits; Team $30/seat/month (pricing page) or $40 (help center)Free to start: open source to self-host, and Alfera Cloud starts with $10 of free AI usage
Where it worksWeb app, Desktop app (Claw local mode), iPhone and Android (GenTeam app), Email (GenMail, Claw email), Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, LINE, Signal, Google ChatSlack, WhatsApp, email from its own address, the web app, a Mac app, the API and MCP
Team useTeam workspaces with shared prompts, agents and docs; GenTeam channels where people and agents work together; custom agents shareable with the org.Multiplayer: one coworker for the whole team. It knows who is asking, and each connection is shared with everyone, one project, or one person
PermissionsGenTeam agents ask before hard-to-reverse actions; sending email or messages as the creator is creator-only. Workflow steps can wait for confirmation.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 schedule (daily, weekly, monthly or custom, e.g. every 30 minutes) or on new Gmail/Outlook email; Claw runs scheduled tasks.On a schedule, from a webhook, or on 600+ app events
Models70+ models including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, with automatic routing. GenTeam agents on your own computer use your own model access.230+ models: Claude, GPT, Gemini, open models, your ChatGPT plan, or your own

Where Genspark is the better choice

Teams that want one AI workspace for agents, documents, slides, sheets and email, from small teams to enterprises.

  • Claw chats with you in WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, LINE, Google Chat and more, beyond Slack and Teams
  • Built-in AI docs, sheets and slides that agents create and you keep editing in place
  • GenTeam puts Claude Code or Codex agents running on teammates' own computers in the same channels as cloud agents

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.

Genspark 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. Genspark is not open source.

Sources

Facts about Genspark come from its own pages, read on 16 October 2026. Something out of date? Write to hello@alfera.ai and we will fix it.