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Dify

Open-source platform for building AI applications, agentic workflows and RAG pipelines.

Overview

Dify is an open-source platform for developing LLM applications. It combines a visual builder for agentic workflows, retrieval pipelines over your own documents, model management across providers, prompt tooling and observability in one place.

It can be self-hosted from its public repository or used through Dify Cloud, where workspaces, apps and knowledge documents are bounded by plan.

Best for

Teams building custom AI applications and workflows rather than app-to-app automations.

Key features

  • Visual AI workflow builder
  • RAG pipelines over your documents
  • Multi-provider model management
  • Self-hosting or managed cloud

Pros

  • Self-hosting keeps data and model choice in your control
  • Built for AI applications, not just integrations

Cons

  • Assumes some technical comfort
  • Not an app-to-app automation tool

Pricing

Freemium

Open-source self-hosting plus Dify Cloud plans metered in message credits and workspace limits.

Last verified: September 2026

Official pricing page

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