★★★★☆ 4.6/5

Pricing: Freemium — from 59

Best for: Programming & Code

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Dify

Independent / Self-hosted
★★★★☆ 4.6
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About

Open-source LLM app development platform that lets developers and teams build, deploy, and operate AI applications with a visual workflow builder.

In-Depth Review

Dify is an open-source platform for building and operating AI-powered applications, combining a visual workflow editor with backend infrastructure for LLM apps. It supports over 100 LLM providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, and local models via Ollama, and provides tools for building chatbots, AI agents, RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) pipelines, and automated workflows. The platform includes a prompt IDE, visual agent orchestration, a built-in vector database for knowledge retrieval, and monitoring and observability tools. Dify can be self-hosted or used via Dify Cloud. With over 100,000 GitHub stars and adoption by tens of thousands of organizations, it has become one of the most popular frameworks for enterprise AI application development. Particularly valued for its accessibility: teams can build sophisticated AI workflows without deep ML expertise.

Pricing

Freemium — from 59

Capabilities

visual workflow builderRAG pipelinesagent orchestration100+ LLM providersself-hostedprompt IDEknowledge baseobservability

Categories

Programming & CodeProductivity

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Free tier available
  • Highly rated by users

Cons

  • Paid plans required for full access
  • No public API

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dify free to use?
Dify offers a free tier. Paid plans start from 59.
What can Dify do?
Dify supports visual workflow builder, RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, 100+ LLM providers, self-hosted, prompt IDE, knowledge base, observability. Open-source LLM app development platform that lets developers and teams build, deploy, and operate AI applications with a visual workflow builder.
Is Dify good for programming & code?
Yes, Dify is well-suited for programming & code. Open-source LLM app development platform that lets developers and teams build, deploy, and operate AI applications with a visual workflow builder.
Does Dify have an API?
Dify does not currently offer a public API.
What languages does Dify support?
Dify primarily supports English.