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Dashworks alternatives

Dashworks costs $240 at 20 seats on its Team Plan plan. 10 other AI search engines have a price we could read. 2 cost less at 20 seats; the lowest is Slab at $160, $80 less. 6 have a free plan, which Dashworks doesn't show.

AI search engines10 with a price6 with a free planChecked Oct 29, 2026

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At 20 seats $240 Team Plan plan
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Trial: 14 day free trial, no credit card required

Cheaper than Dashworks (2)

Compared at 20 seats, same currency.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst DashworksStates that Dashworks doesn'tContractFree plan
SlabStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 $160$8 × 20 seats $80 less Nothing extra found Not found Free plan for up to 10 users with 10MB attachments, 90 days version history...
SliteBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 $200$10 × 20 seats $40 less HIPAA BAA, MCP server Yearly plan: extra users prorated and billed for remaining months... Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required, covers Basic and Pro features

Free plan, which Dashworks doesn't show (5)

A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst DashworksStates that Dashworks doesn'tContractFree plan
NotionPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 $240$12 × 20 seats Same price Live web search, MCP server Not found Free plan at $0 per member/month with a trial of Notion AI, basic forms and...
Slack AI SearchPro, read Oct 29, 2026 $8.75/userPro plan, starting price Not comparable HIPAA BAA Not found Free forever plan with 90 days of message history, up to 10 apps, 1:1...
Brave Search APIread Oct 29, 2026 $5/1,000 requestsUsage price Not comparable Live web search, MCP server No subscription Includes $5 in free credits every month on Search, Answers, Spellcheck and...
Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Searchread Oct 29, 2026 $1.50/1,000 queryUsage price Not comparable Live web search Configurable pricing has a minimum monthly commitment 10,000 queries per account per month at no cost on General pricing (excludes...
You.comread Oct 29, 2026 $5/1k callsUsage price Not comparable Live web search, MCP server No minimums on pay as you go Free MCP access to Web Search with up to 100 queries a day, no API key...

Flat tiers (1)

Priced in tiers, where Dashworks charges per seat.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst DashworksStates that Dashworks doesn'tContractFree plan
SearchBlox SearchAIFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search, read Oct 29, 2026 $2,000/mo yearlyFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search plan, starting price Not comparable MCP server Annual pricing Trial: 30-day fully functional free trial

Other options (2)

No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.

AlternativeAt 20 seatsAgainst DashworksStates that Dashworks doesn'tContractFree plan
OnyxBusiness, read Oct 29, 2026 $400$20 × 20 seats $160 more Live web search, MCP server Not found Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required
Elasticread Oct 29, 2026 $0.07/VCU per hourUsage price Not comparable Nothing extra found Not found Trial: Free trial available, no credit card required (length not stated)

No price found, or contact sales (6)

Questions

What is the cheapest alternative to Dashworks?

Slab, at $160 at 20 seats, $80 less than Dashworks. Computed from each vendor's published prices.

Is there a free alternative to Dashworks?

Yes. 6 AI search engines have a free plan, including Slab, Notion, Slack AI Search, Brave Search API, Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search.

How this page is made

Alternatives come from Dashworks's own category, AI search engines. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Dashworks doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Dashworks's, which doesn't prove Dashworks lacks it. How prices are read.