Tabby

TabbyML

Self-hosted Copilot: an open-source coding assistant you run next to the repo so completions never leave the building — BYO models, IDE plugins, no seat tax to GitHub.

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Overview

Tabby is Copilot for shops that cannot send code to GitHub: a server next to the repo, IDE plugins that look familiar, models you choose. Continue and Cline are agent-shaped; Tabby is still mostly completions, which is what air-gapped teams often actually want on day one.

You will operate GPUs. Quality tracks the model you plug in, not a magic Tabby ranking. Compared with Copilot it is more work and more ownership. If the constraint is residency, that trade is the product.

Pros / Cons

Pros

Completions never leave the building
Familiar IDE plugins
BYO models, Apache server
No GitHub seat tax

Cons

You run the GPUs
Less agentic than Continue or Cline
Quality is only as good as the plugged-in model

Who it's for

Air-gapped code completion

Replacing Copilot under a residency rule

IDE autocomplete against local weights

Shops that already operate GPU inference

Bottom line

Self-hosted Copilot — buy the ops, keep the code, skip GitHub's seat.

Key Features

Self-hosted inference for code completion

IDE plugins (VS Code, JetBrains, Vim)

Bring-your-own models

Repository context / code search

Apache-licensed server

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tabby?

Tabby is a Code Generation tool developed by TabbyML. The company was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. Self-hosted Copilot: an open-source coding assistant you run next to the repo so completions never leave the building — BYO models, IDE plugins, no seat tax to GitHub.

Is Tabby free?

Yes — Tabby is free to use.

Is Tabby open source?

Yes — Tabby is open source. The source code is publicly available at https://github.com/TabbyML/tabby.

What are the best alternatives to Tabby?

Notable Code Generation alternatives include GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf. Browse all 4 tools in our Code Generation category for a full overview.

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