--- title: "entaoai vs surf" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/akshata29-entaoai-vs-deta-surf" tools: ["akshata29-entaoai", "deta-surf"] --- # entaoai vs surf *GraphCanon updated Aug 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick entaoai if for firms seeking to quickly integrate their enterprise data with OpenAI capabilities without extensive setup; pick surf if surf is an open-source tool for managing personal notes by integrating local or remote AI models to process files and webpages. [entaoai](https://github.com/akshata29/entaoai) reports 866 GitHub stars, 245 forks, and 12 open issues, last pushed Jan 2, 2025. [surf](https://deta.surf) has 3.5k stars, 251 forks, and 32 open issues, last pushed Aug 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [entaoai's repository](https://github.com/akshata29/entaoai) and [surf's repository](https://github.com/deta/surf). | | [entaoai](/tools/akshata29-entaoai.md) | [surf](/tools/deta-surf.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Accelerator for uploading enterprise data and using OpenAI services to interact with it. | Tools for organizing files and webpages locally to generate notes using personal AI notebooks. | | Stars | 866 | 3,522 | | Forks | 245 | 251 | | Open issues | 12 | 32 | | Language | TypeScript | TypeScript | | Adopt for | For firms seeking to quickly integrate their enterprise data with OpenAI capabilities without extensive setup. | surf is an open-source tool for managing personal notes by integrating local or remote AI models to process files and webpages. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | Data & Retrieval, Developer Tools, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [entaoai](/tools/akshata29-entaoai.md) | [surf](/tools/deta-surf.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 589d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 12 | 32 | | Stars delta | 0 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | 0 (30d) | Unknown | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/akshata29-entaoai/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/deta-surf/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: entaoai - **Adopt for:** For firms seeking to quickly integrate their enterprise data with OpenAI capabilities without extensive setup. ## Decision facts: surf - **Adopt for:** surf is an open-source tool for managing personal notes by integrating local or remote AI models to process files and webpages. ## Choose when ### Choose entaoai if… - License: entaoai is MIT, surf is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to entaoai: azure, azure-functions, azure-openai, cognitive-search. - When you need an accelerator to rapidly upload and interact with your own enterprise data via chat. ### Choose surf if… - License: surf is Apache-2.0, entaoai is MIT. - Tags unique to surf: claude, deepseek, gemma, knowledge-base. - Also covers Developer Tools. - Need a robust integration with both local and remote language models for comprehensive note creation ## When NOT to use entaoai - Avoid if you prefer not to incorporate OpenAI's services for interacting with your enterprise data. - Not recommended for those looking to use a competitor like Pinecone that focuses on vector-store based queries rather than chat interaction. ## When NOT to use surf - Prefer using proprietary, closed-source tools that do not allow open model choices - Require extensive cloud-based collaboration features among multiple users ## Common questions ### What is the difference between entaoai and surf? entaoai: Accelerator for uploading enterprise data and using OpenAI services to interact with it.. surf: Tools for organizing files and webpages locally to generate notes using personal AI notebooks.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose entaoai over surf? Choose entaoai over surf when License: entaoai is MIT, surf is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to entaoai: azure, azure-functions, azure-openai, cognitive-search; When you need an accelerator to rapidly upload and interact with your own enterprise data via chat. ### When should I choose surf over entaoai? Choose surf over entaoai when License: surf is Apache-2.0, entaoai is MIT; Tags unique to surf: claude, deepseek, gemma, knowledge-base; Also covers Developer Tools; Need a robust integration with both local and remote language models for comprehensive note creation. ### When should I avoid entaoai? Avoid if you prefer not to incorporate OpenAI's services for interacting with your enterprise data. Not recommended for those looking to use a competitor like Pinecone that focuses on vector-store based queries rather than chat interaction. ### When should I avoid surf? Prefer using proprietary, closed-source tools that do not allow open model choices Require extensive cloud-based collaboration features among multiple users ### Is entaoai or surf more popular on GitHub? surf has more GitHub stars (3,522 vs 866). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are entaoai and surf open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (entaoai: MIT, surf: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to entaoai or surf? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [entaoai alternatives](/tools/akshata29-entaoai/alternatives) and [surf alternatives](/tools/deta-surf/alternatives) ([entaoai markdown twin](/tools/akshata29-entaoai/alternatives.md), [surf markdown twin](/tools/deta-surf/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/akshata29-entaoai-vs-deta-surf.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, entaoai or surf? entaoai: Dormant. surf: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for entaoai and surf? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [entaoai trust report](/tools/akshata29-entaoai/trust); [surf trust report](/tools/deta-surf/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=akshata29-entaoai`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=akshata29-entaoai) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_