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Meet Alan, your AI assistant

Search your files in plain language, summarise long documents and compare versions, with answers that cite the source file and page.

  • AI search and document summaries
  • Runs on the open Gemma 4 model, hosted in Germany
  • No training on your data, contractually guaranteed
Chat with Alan
Hi! Ask me to search, summarise or compare your cloud files.
Why Alan AI

A private AI assistant for business documents

Alan works on the files in your vBoxxCloud workspace. It is developed by Comma Soft, a German software and AI company, and hosted in Germany.

Hosted in Germany

Alan runs on the open Gemma 4 model, hosted in Germany. Your documents and prompts stay in the EU.

No training on your data

Your files, prompts and answers are never used for training. That is contractually guaranteed.

Same permissions as your files

Alan can only search, summarise or quote documents the user is allowed to open.

Answers with sources

Answers cite the source file and page, so you can check them in the original document.

AI search across your files

Search your company files by meaning, not only by exact words in the file name. Describe what you need and Alan finds the relevant documents.

  • Ask questions in natural language
  • Reads PDFs, Office files, scans and emails
  • New uploads are tagged automatically

Summarise and compare documents

Get a short summary of a long contract or report before you read it in full. Compare two documents and see the differences explained in plain language.

  • Summaries of long documents
  • Compare two versions of a contract or policy
  • Changes called out in plain language

Chat with a folder

Scope Alan to the folder for one project, client or department and ask questions about its contents.

  • Answers cite the source file and page
  • Only documents the user is allowed to open
  • Per-customer search index, deleted on request
How it works

How Alan AI works

1. Ask in plain language

Describe what you're looking for or what you want to know. Alan searches your files by meaning, not only by exact file names.

2. Let Alan do the reading

Alan summarises long documents, compares two versions and answers questions about a folder for a project or client.

3. Check the source

Answers cite the source file and page, so you can open the document and check it before you act on it.

Use cases

Where teams use Alan AI

Finding documents

Find the right contract, offer or policy by describing what is in it, without remembering the file name.

Reviewing contracts

Get a summary of a long contract before you read it in full, and see what changed between two versions.

Client and project work

Chat with the folder for one client or project and get answers that cite the source file and page.

Comparison

Alan AI vs ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot

vBoxxCloud
  • Works on the files in your vBoxxCloud workspace
  • Developed by Comma Soft, hosted in Germany
  • No training on your data, contractually guaranteed
  • Same permissions as your files
ChatGPT
  • US company, subject to the US CLOUD Act
  • A separate tool next to your file storage
Microsoft Copilot
  • US company, subject to the US CLOUD Act
  • Part of Microsoft 365 licensing
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Alan a European alternative to ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot?
Yes. Alan works inside your vBoxxCloud workspace and runs on the open Gemma 4 model, hosted in Germany. Your documents and prompts stay in the EU, your data is never used for training, and answers cite the source file and page.
Which AI model does Alan use, and where does it run?
Alan is developed by Comma Soft, a German software and AI company. It runs on the open Gemma 4 model (31B) and is hosted in Germany.
Is my data used to train AI models?
No. Your files, prompts and answers are never used for training, and that is contractually guaranteed. Your search index is kept separately per customer and is deleted on request.
Can Alan see files I don't have access to?
No. Alan uses the same permissions as your files, so it can only search, summarise or quote documents the user is allowed to open.
Is Alan GDPR-friendly?
Alan is hosted in Germany, your data is never used for training and your search index is deleted on request. Your files stay in vBoxxCloud, which is GDPR-ready and hosted in the Netherlands and Germany.
Which file types can Alan read?
Alan reads PDFs, Office files, scanned documents and emails.
Can I use Alan today?
Alan is built into vBoxxCloud. Join the beta or book a demo to try it.

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