Dify
Agent Frameworks · Free + paid
Open-source LLM app platform with visual workflow editor, RAG, and agent builder
At a glance
- Made by
- LangGenius (Dify)
- Korean
- UI in Korean
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- Web, CLI, API
- Open source
- Apache-2.0 derived license (Community Edition, source-available)
- GitHub
- 158,407 stars · NOASSERTION
What is Dify?
Dify is an open-source platform for building AI applications, where you create agents, agentic workflows, and chatbots that use your own data and publish them as web apps or APIs. It offers Workflow Studio, which defines an app's reasoning, retrieval, tool use, and human input steps with visual blocks and prompts; a knowledge pipeline that extracts, cleans, chunks, and indexes files, websites, and drives; and a marketplace for installing model, tool, and MCP integrations. You can choose between managed Dify Cloud, Dify Enterprise for self-hosting or VPC, and the Community Edition deployed with Docker (Apache-2.0 derived license).
- Visual agent workflow builder (Workflow Studio)
- Build agents with skills, tools, and knowledge, and embed them in websites
- Knowledge pipeline for files, websites, and drives (extraction, chunking, indexing, retrieval testing)
- Marketplace of model provider, tool, data source, and MCP integrations
- Publish apps as web apps, API endpoints, embeds, or MCP-compatible tools
- Monitoring of logs, feedback, annotations, latency, and usage
- REST API and CLI (difyctl)
- Enterprise: SSO/SAML, RBAC, audit logs, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
Who uses Dify and for what
- Individual developers and small teams building production AI apps
- Enterprise AI platform where business teams build their own agents (manufacturing, finance, public sector, etc.)
- Design and deploy natural language processing pipelines, such as generating evaluation questions
Pricing
What you get for free — Yes (Sandbox: 200 message credits, 5 apps, 1 team member / Community Edition self-hosted)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Sandbox | $0 | 200 message credits, 1 workspace, 1 team member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 50MB |
| Professional | $590/yr | Per workspace/year, 5,000 message credits per month, 3 team members, 50 apps, 5GB |
| Team | $1,590/yr | Per workspace/year, 10,000 message credits per month, 50 team members, 200 apps, 20GB |
| Sandbox | $0 | 200 message credits, 1 team member, 5 apps, 30-day logs |
| Professional | $590/yr | Per workspace / year, 5,000 message credits/month, 3 team members, 50 apps |
| Team | $1,590/yr | Per workspace / year, 10,000 message credits/month, 50 team members, 200 apps |
| Dify Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales, self-hosting and VPC, SSO/SAML, RBAC, audit logs |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
Combos that work well with Dify
No-code AI apps for operations teams
ChatGPT (OpenAI) assembles prompts, knowledge bases, and workflows into an operations screen. In Dify, routing by question type and answer evaluation data are collected. Public chatbots provide the data scope, error reporting, and a handoff to a person.
Cost: Brain: API pay-as-you-go + subscription (ChatGPT) / Tool: open source (free)
No-code AI apps for operations teams
Claude assembles prompts, knowledge bases, and workflows into an operations screen. In Dify, routing by question type and answer evaluation data are collected. Provide a public chatbot with data scope, error reporting, and handoff to a person.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: open source (free)
Operations team Q&A and task automation
ChatGPT builds a no-code app where the operations team looks up price changes, content status, and sources. In the Dify + Flowise + Make combo, Dify and Flowise connect knowledge bases, prompts, and workflows by role. Make passes only approved tasks to the CMS, task, and notification systems.
Cost: API pay-as-you-go + subscription (ChatGPT) / open source (free) / freemium (free + paid subscription)
Operations team Q&A and task automation
Claude builds a no-code app where the operations team looks up price changes, content status, and sources. In the Dify + Flowise + Make combo, Dify and Flowise connect the knowledge base, prompts, and workflows by role. Make passes only approved tasks to CMS, task, and notification systems.
Cost: Freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / open source (free) / freemium (free + paid subscription)
Operations team Q&A and task automation
Gemini builds a no-code app where the operations team looks up price changes, content status, and sources. In the Dify + Flowise + Make combo, Dify and Flowise connect the knowledge base, prompts, and workflows by role. Make passes only approved tasks to CMS, task, and notification systems.
Cost: Freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / open source (free) / freemium (free + paid subscription)
Operations team Q&A and task automation
DeepSeek builds a no-code app where the operations team looks up price changes, content status, and sources. In the Dify + Flowise + Make combo, Dify and Flowise connect knowledge bases, prompts, and workflows by role. Make passes only approved tasks to CMS, task, and notification systems.
Cost: Open source (free) + API pay-as-you-go / open source (free) / freemium (free + paid subscription)
Operations team Q&A and task automation
Perplexity builds a no-code app where the operations team looks up price changes, content status, and sources. In the Dify + Flowise + Make combo, Dify and Flowise connect knowledge bases, prompts, and workflows by role. Make passes only approved tasks on to the CMS, task, and notification systems.
Cost: Freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source (free)
Operations team Q&A and task automation
Grok-2 builds a no-code app where the operations team looks up price changes, content status, and sources. In the Dify + Flowise + Make combo, Dify and Flowise connect knowledge bases, prompts, and workflows by role. Make passes only approved tasks on to the CMS, task, and notification systems.
Cost: Subscription (including X subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / open source (free) / freemium (free + paid subscription)
AI tools similar to Dify (alternatives)
Dify vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dify | Free + paid | 18 | 1 | Yes | — | Yes |
| Agno | Free | 0 | 1 | Yes | $150/mo | No |
2 of these 2 tools have a free plan. Cheapest paid plan: Agno ($150/mo).
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Dify on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 36 AI tools in the Agent Frameworks field.
- Connected to 1 other tools — #35 in its field.
- Part of 18 work combos recorded on the map.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Dify for free?
Yes (Sandbox: 200 message credits, 5 apps, 1 team member / Community Edition self-hosted). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What works well with Dify?
Based on the combos on the map, there is a workflow such as "No-code AI apps for operations teams" that uses it together with GPT.
What AI can I use instead of Dify?
Tools that do the same job, such as Agno, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Dify in Korean?
UI in Korean
Sources (official pages)
- https://github.com/langgenius/dify
- https://dify.ai
- https://docs.dify.ai/en/home
- https://dify.ai/pricing
- https://dify.ai/ko/pricing
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.