Dify

Agent frameworks Intermediate Open source Open core

An open-source platform for visually building agentic AI workflows, RAG pipelines, and LLM apps, with multi-model support.

Strengths

A visual, no-code workflow and agent builder
Supports many proprietary and open-source model providers, plus 50+ built-in tools
Flexible self-hosted, VPC, and Kubernetes deployment

Weaknesses

The licence adds conditions to Apache 2.0: no multi-tenant SaaS resale, and keep the branding
Self-hosting needs Docker or Kubernetes
Some enterprise features sit behind paid tiers

At a glance

Licence: Dify Open Source License
Pricing: Open core
Platforms: Docker, Web
GPU required: No

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Entry last verified 18 August 2026.