LibreChat is a well-liked way to run your own multi-model chat. It is still, like most of them, one person per conversation. Convaa self-hosts too, and the conversation is the shared thing.
| Convaa | LibreChat | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosting | One-command stack including its own database and auth. | Self-hosted, widely deployed. |
| Conversation model | One live thread several people prompt together, with presence. | Per-user conversations. |
| Bringing people in | Send a link; they can join and prompt with no account. | Each participant needs an account on your instance. |
| Governance | Roles, retention policy, audit trail, approval before a run executes. | Community and self-managed. |
| Working with the answer | Comments, pins, revision history, action items, document export. | Chat history. |
| Support | Commercial, from Data443, a public company. | Open-source community. |
Comparison based on each product's public pricing and documentation as of August 2026. LibreChat is a trademark of its respective owner; Convaa is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.