Free AI data analysis agents (2026)
AI data analysis agents that you can use without paying: open-source projects plus tools with a free plan. Here are the top 25 of 59 from the AgentScout directory.
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How we picked and ranked: tools are matched by category, the pricing each maker states and what each tool says it does. They are ranked by GitHub stars as recorded on each listing (link checks 2026-10-21); tools without a tracked repo follow, by listing maturity. No paid placements.
1. Paperclip
Self-hosted app for running a team of AI agents like a small company, with org charts, goals, budgets and approval gates across Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw and other harnesses.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature
2. PPT Master
AI tool that turns documents or topics into native, editable PowerPoint decks with real shapes, charts, transitions and narration from speaker notes.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature
3. OpenViking
Context database for AI agents that keeps memory, knowledge and skills in one inspectable virtual filesystem agents can navigate.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature
4. Tabby
Self-hosted AI coding assistant that offers an on-premises alternative to GitHub Copilot with no database or cloud service required.
Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature
5. Chroma
Open-source search and vector database widely used for agent memory and RAG.
Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature
6. Teable
AI spreadsheet and database for business with built-in agents.
Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature
7. WrenAI
Generative BI for agents: governed text-to-SQL with a semantic context layer.
Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature
8. Memori
An LLM-, database- and framework-agnostic memory layer that turns what agents do and say into structured, persistent state they can recall in later runs. Open source to self-host, or use Memori Cloud with an API key.
Pricing (as stated): Open source to self-host; Memori Cloud has a free tier. · Mature
9. MCP Toolbox for Databases
Open-source MCP server from Google for connecting agents to databases.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature
10. SurfSense
Privacy-focused, open-source NotebookLM alternative with a research agent over your sources.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature
11. InsForge
Open-source backend platform that gives coding agents a database, auth and storage.
Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature
12. txtai
All-in-one Python framework for semantic search, LLM orchestration and agents built on an embeddings database of vector, graph and relational indexes.
Pricing (as stated): Free and open source (Apache-2.0) · Mature
13. LanceDB
Open-source multimodal vector database for search, RAG and agent memory.
Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature
14. Activeloop
Deep Lake, a multimodal database for AI that stores vectors, images, text and video so agents and RAG apps can search and retrieve them.
Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature
15. Baserow
No-code platform for databases, apps, automations and AI agents, an Airtable alternative available as cloud or self-hosted.
Pricing (as stated): Free plan; Premium $10/user/mo yearly ($12 monthly), Advanced $18 ($22), Enterprise on request; self-host available (open core, MIT) · Mature
16. LobsterAI
NetEase Youdao's desktop agent for data analysis, slides, documents and web research.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature
17. draw.io MCP
The official draw.io MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other assistants can create and edit flowcharts, architecture diagrams and other draw.io diagrams right in the chat. Free and needs no sign-in.
Pricing (as stated): Free; hosted MCP App server needs no sign-in. · Mature
18. MCP-UI
SDK that lets MCP servers send interactive web components such as forms, charts and buttons that chat hosts render inside the conversation.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature
19. DeepAnalyze
Agentic LLM from Renmin University that autonomously runs data science pipelines and produces analyst-grade research reports.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Active
20. AutoDev
Multi-agent development platform built on Kotlin Multiplatform for research, coding, review and data queries across IntelliJ, VS Code, CLI and more.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Active
21. Jupyter AI
Official JupyterLab extension that connects AI agents and chat to notebooks.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Active
22. AntV MCP Server Chart
MCP server from AntV that lets agents generate more than 25 chart types.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Active
23. CodeGraphContext
MCP server and CLI that index local code into a graph database so AI assistants can query code relationships.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Active
24. Excel MCP Server
MCP server that lets agents create and edit Excel files with formulas and charts.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Active
25. OpenScience
Research agent workbench that reads the literature, writes and runs code and experiments and logs every step, with skills and connectors for databases like PubMed, UniProt and arXiv.
Pricing (as stated): Open source · Active
FAQ
What are the best free AI data analysis agents?
Ranked by tracked GitHub stars, the top free AI data analysis agents in our directory are Paperclip, PPT Master, OpenViking, Tabby, Chroma. Stars measure popularity, not fit, so compare a few against your own task.
How many free AI data analysis agents does AgentScout list?
59 tools match. This page shows the top 25. Pricing mix on this page: Open source (16), Open source + cloud (9).
Are these tools really free?
Pricing is what each maker states on their site. Open-source tools are free to self-host but may need a paid model API key or offer paid cloud plans; freemium tools have a free plan with limits. Check each official site.
Where can I see every tool for data analysis?
Our task page lists all 71 tools we match to data analysis.
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Facts come from our directory listings; pricing is as each maker states it and can change. Check official sites before you choose.