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An MIT-licensed project workspace combining task boards, agent sandboxes, and workflows; free to self-host in Communi...
Editorially reviewedChecked Oct 2026How we review
Free plan API Self-hosted Teams
Toolglade’s take
Tale is genuinely open-source (MIT), with the full feature set free in the self-hosted Community edition - Enterprise adds operation and support, not features, which is refreshingly honest. Note the real cost: cloud AI model usage is billed at your provider's rates on top, and paid Enterprise is priced in CHF/EUR, not USD.
Should you use Tale?
- Best for
- privacy- or data-residency-conscious teams · technical teams coordinating humans and AI agents
- Not ideal for
- non-technical users wanting zero-setup SaaS · teams needing a native mobile app
- Biggest strength
- Fully open source (MIT), all features in the free Community edition
- Biggest weakness
- Cloud AI model usage is billed separately at provider rates
- Pricing
- Free plan
Facts & pricing last checked October 2026. How we review
About Tale
An open-source (MIT) project workspace where teams plan tasks, delegate work to AI agents in sandboxes, and review results together, self-hosted or cloud.
Tale is an open-source (MIT-licensed) project workspace that blends team project management with AI-agent delegation. Teams plan work on boards, assign tasks to a person or an agent, and share the brief, files, and conversation in one place. Agents run in persistent sandboxes and can deliver files or live previews; the vendor says the full feature set ships in the free, self-hosted Community edition. A defining feature is runtime choice: Tale supports bringing your own agent runtime (Claude, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, and more) with your own subscription or API-billed models, and can be self-hosted including on your own infrastructure with local models. It is built by Ruler GmbH in Switzerland, which states ISO 27001-certified operation.
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TL;DR
An MIT-licensed project workspace combining task boards, agent sandboxes, and workflows; free to self-host in Community, with paid Enterprise for managed operation.
Company overview
Built by Ruler GmbH (Spiez, Switzerland), which states ISO 27001-certified operation and CH/EU data centers. Code is public on GitHub (tale-project/tale).
Product features
Projects with shared tasks/files/conversation; agent delegation in sandboxes; bring-your-own runtime; governance (roles, SSO, budgets, audit); workflows; and a model Arena.
Target market
Technical teams coordinating people and AI agents, especially with data-residency or self-hosting requirements.
Buyer personas
End users
Engineers who create tasks, configure agents, and review deliverables.
Buyers
Engineering/operations leaders wanting a self-hostable, auditable workspace.
Key influencers
Security/compliance and IT staff evaluating self-hosting and SSO.
Ideal customer profile
Privacy- or compliance-conscious technical teams coordinating humans and AI agents.
Funding & performance
Commercial open source from Ruler GmbH; funding not disclosed.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Fully open source (MIT), all features in the free Community edition
- Self-hosted by default, local-model capable
- Bring-your-own runtime and models with no markup
- Built-in governance: roles, SSO, budgets, audit
Cons
- Cloud AI model usage is billed separately at provider rates
- Self-hosting alone doesn't make external connectors local
- Bring-your-own-subscription calls bypass metering
- Enterprise priced in CHF/EUR; no published USD figure
Pricing plans
Community
$0
- Self-hosted only
- Open source (MIT), all features
- Community support (GitHub)
Enterprise
CHF 12 / EUR 14 per user/mo / month
- Cloud or self-hosted, CH/EU data centers
- Managed operation by ISO 27001-certified Ruler GmbH
- DPA plus email/phone/remote support
Key features
API
Team collaboration
Self-hosted
Multi-language
Integrations
GitHub, Slack, Google, Microsoft, Atlassian
Input types
Tasks & briefs, Project files, Chat, Agent instructions
Output types
Delivered files, Live previews, Audit logs, Workflow runs
Best For
Software delivery teams, Marketing teams, Operations teams
Compare key features
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Tale
GoModel
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Pricing
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Free plan
Yes
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Yes
Free trial
No
No
No
API
Yes
Yes
Yes
Self-hosted
Yes
Yes
Yes
Team support
Yes
Yes
No
Frequently asked questions
Is Tale open source?+
Yes. Tale is MIT-licensed, and the full feature set ships in the free self-hosted Community edition.
Can I use my own AI models?+
Yes. You can bring your own runtime (Claude, Codex, Gemini, Cursor) with your own subscription or API-billed models.
Can Tale run on-premises?+
Yes, on your own infrastructure with local models, though external models/connectors can still send data out when enabled.
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