Dify
Dify provides a workspace to build and deploy agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines and AI apps with a visual workflow editor, knowledge pipelines, and multiple deployment choices: Cloud hosted plans, Enterprise private deployment with compliance options, and a self‑hosted open‑source Community Edition.
Dify publishes named hosted plans with yearly prices and a free Sandbox; Community Edition is a free open-source option. Paid hosted plans list per-workspace yearly prices and message credit allowances.Is Dify right for you?
Good for
- Teams who want a single platform to build no‑code visual agent workflows and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines with options to self‑host or run in VPC/private deployments.
- Offers hosted cloud, enterprise private deployments, and a self-hosted open-source Community Edition.
- Community Edition can be self-deployed with a single Docker command and includes the full agent runtime and workflow editor.
Keep in mind
- Hosted plans use bundled message credits that are 'consumed based on the model type', not per-model call pricing on the page.
- Knowledge data storage is quota-limited and when the quota is reached new documents cannot be uploaded.
- Founders who require per‑call or model‑specific runtime prices published publicly beyond bundled message credits for hosted workspaces without contacting sales.
Pricing and plan limits
Pricing pages list: Sandbox Free, Professional $590 per workspace / year, Team $1590 per workspace / year, Enterprise Custom (contact sales), and Community Free open-source. Message credits are included per plan and are consumed based on model type. The linked official pages do not list per-request or per-model billing rates beyond the bundled message credits.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Offers hosted cloud, enterprise private deployments, and a self-hosted open-source Community Edition.
Community Edition can be self-deployed with a single Docker command and includes the full agent runtime and workflow editor.
Limitations to consider
Hosted plans use bundled message credits that are 'consumed based on the model type', not per-model call pricing on the page.
Knowledge data storage is quota-limited and when the quota is reached new documents cannot be uploaded.
Choosing a plan
Compare the hosted plan message‑credit allowances to your expected model usage and, if needed, trial the Community Edition self‑deploy to estimate model credit consumption and storage growth before buying hosted workspaces.
Based on the linked product documentation.
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Alternatives to Dify
Choose around the work you need to do.
Read the full Dify alternatives guide
Flowise
Use Flowise when you want a visual, open‑source builder to assemble agents and retrieval‑based apps with drag‑and‑drop flows, API/embedding integrations, and options to self‑host or use cloud plans.
