fabAI: AI that knows your business processes | Microsoft Copilot alternative

AI assistant or AI in your Business Platform?

General AI assistants help broadly in everyday work. fabAI is built directly into your business processes – here is how the two approaches differ.

Comparison: general AI assistants and fabAI
Criterion	General AI assistants (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft 365 Copilot)	fabAI
Focus	Broad support for writing, research, analysis and office work	Your business processes in ERP and specialist applications
Access to order, batch and inventory data	Via connectors, depending on product and license	Directly in the platform, with ERP business logic
Creating records	Via agents and integrations, depending on product – set up by your IT	As an agent directly in fabular – you review and approve
Operation	Provider's cloud, EU options depending on product and license	In the EU or entirely on your own hardware
Permissions	Via the permissions of the tool and the connected applications	Via fabular's roles and permissions – the same as for your team
Connection to your systems	Connectors and MCP, depending on product	REST APIs, MCP and more than 100 integrations

Information on third-party products is based on publicly available information as of October 2026; features depend on the respective product and license.

General AI assistants and fabAI complement each other well – fabAI takes care of everything that involves your process data.

What fabAI handles in your daily work

Want to use AI productively – right in your processes and with clear rules for data protection and data security? That is exactly what fabAI is built for.

Works with real data

Orders, batches, inventory and compliance records – fabAI accesses the data your business actually works with.

Agents that work alongside you

As an agent, fabAI creates records itself and prepares transactions – you review and decide.

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Reports on request

Dashboards, reports and views are created in conversation – on your current data.

Custom skills for your processes

Teach fabAI your processes – with custom skills your team keeps expanding.

Getting started

How to get started with fabAI

Three steps to productive AI – supported by a team that knows your processes and your IT requirements.

Choose a use case

Together we pick a process where AI makes a noticeable difference – such as order entry, batch analysis or inventory queries.

Define permissions & operation

Your IT decides where the language model runs and what the AI may access.

Use it productively

fabAI works alongside you every day – logged in a traceable way and expandable at any time.

Typical use cases

fabAI supports you wherever a lot of time goes into queries, data entry and reports.

Order entry

Orders from emails or documents are prepared as sales orders – you review and approve.

Batches & quality

Traceability and inspection results on request – straight from your batch data.

Warehouse & inventory

Query stock levels, coverage and bottlenecks in conversation – always up to date.

Key figures for management

Reports and dashboards on request – based on your current data.

Technology & security

fabAI is part of the fabular Business Platform: services on Kubernetes, open interfaces and a dedicated security service. The language model runs in the cloud in the EU, hybrid or entirely on your own hardware.

Modern architecture

REST APIs and MCP interfaces for AI agents – built for integration into your system landscape.

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Security by design

Hosting in the EU, financial processes audited according to IDW PS 880, and complete logging.

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Frequently asked questions

What sets fabAI apart from general AI assistants like Microsoft Copilot?

Microsoft Copilot is a broad AI offering that, depending on product and license, can also access company data and use agents. fabAI is built directly into the fabular Business Platform: the AI works with your order, batch and inventory data, creates records itself as an agent and runs in the EU – or entirely on your own hardware if you wish. Your IT controls permissions and limits.

Where does the language model run?

In the EU: in the cloud, hybrid or entirely on your own hardware – you decide. If the model runs on your own hardware, your data stays completely in-house.

What may the AI do – and who decides?

Your IT. It defines permissions and limits for fabAI, such as which data the AI may see and which records an agent may create. Every step is logged.

Is fabAI a fit for us?

Yes, if you want to use AI productively in your processes and value data sovereignty – whether as head of IT, data protection officer or managing director.

Can fabAI connect to existing systems?

Yes. Via REST APIs and MCP interfaces, fabAI connects to your existing system landscape – such as ERP, CRM, document management or specialist applications. Your IT sets the permissions.

What's the best way to start?

With the AI Proof of Concept: we implement a first use case on fabular in about two weeks – from €2,000 net, with a money-back guarantee according to the terms on our Proof of Concept page.

Who is fab4minds?

fab4minds is an Austrian software company with more than 25 years of experience and offices in Vienna and Vitis. The fabular business platform is used by companies such as Sonnentor, Donau Soja and BIO AUSTRIA.

Trademark notice: Microsoft, Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI, Claude a trademark of Anthropic, Gemini a trademark of Google LLC. fab4minds is an independent software vendor; trademarks are mentioned solely to describe use cases. The performance information on this page refers to fabAI. Information on third-party products is based on publicly available information as of October 2026; features depend on the respective product and license.

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