Slab today
At 20 seats
$160
Startup plan
- Contract
- Not found
- Free plan
- Free plan for up to 10 users with 10MB attachments, 90 days version history and 10...
Flat tiers (2)
Priced in tiers, where Slab charges per seat.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Slab | States that Slab doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SearchBlox SearchAIFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$2,000/mo yearlyFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search plan, starting price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, Agents and workflows, Search API access and 1 more | Annual pricing | Trial: 30-day fully functional free trial |
 You.comread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1k callsUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search, Agents and workflows, Search API access and 2 more | No minimums on pay as you go | Free MCP access to Web Search with up to 100 queries a day, no API key... |
Other options (8)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Slab | States that Slab doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SliteBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$200$10 × 20 seats | $40 more | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, Agents and workflows, Search API access and 3 more | Yearly plan: extra users prorated and billed for remaining months... | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required, covers Basic and Pro features |
 DashworksTeam Plan, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | $80 more | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, Agents and workflows, Search API access and 1 more | Not found | Trial: 14 day free trial, no credit card required |
 NotionPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | $80 more | Cited AI answers, Live web search, Agents and workflows, No training on your data and 1 more | Not found | Free plan at $0 per member/month with a trial of Notion AI, basic forms and... |
 OnyxBusiness, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$400$20 × 20 seats | $240 more | Cited AI answers, Permission-aware results, Live web search, Agents and workflows and 3 more | Not found | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
 Slack AI SearchPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$8.75/userPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | Agents and workflows, No training on your data, 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 | Cited AI answers, Live web search, Search API access, MCP server | No subscription | Includes $5 in free credits every month on Search, Answers, Spellcheck and... |
 Elasticread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.07/VCU per hourUsage price | Not comparable | Agents and workflows, Search API access | Not found | Trial: Free trial available, no credit card required (length not stated) |
 Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Searchread Oct 29, 2026 |
$1.50/1,000 queryUsage price | Not comparable | Cited AI answers, Live web search, Agents and workflows, Search API access | Configurable pricing has a minimum monthly commitment | 10,000 queries per account per month at no cost on General pricing (excludes... |
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Questions
Is there a free alternative to Slab?
Yes. 5 AI search engines have a free plan, including Notion, Slack AI Search, Brave Search API, Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search, You.com.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Slab'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 Slab doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Slab's, which doesn't prove Slab lacks it. How prices are read.