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AI App & Low-Code Builders Tools

Introduction
Open-source platform for building, deploying, and managing agentic AI workflows, RAG pipelines, and AI apps on cloud, VPC, or self-hosted.
Added on
10/28/2026
Pricing
Freemium
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

What is Dify?

Dify is a platform for production-ready agentic workflows that combines a visual Workflow Studio, agent builder, and Knowledge Pipeline for RAG in one collaborative workspace. Teams can define how an app reasons, retrieves data, calls tools, and requests human input, then publish the same logic as a web app, API endpoint, embed, or MCP-compatible tool. A plugin marketplace brings model providers, tools, data sources, and MCP integrations together, while logs, feedback, annotations, latency, and usage data support monitoring and iteration. Dify is aimed at developers, business teams, and enterprises moving from prototype to production. It is available as hosted Dify Cloud, self-hosted Dify Enterprise, and the open-source Community Edition.

How to use Dify

  1. 1

    Create a workspace

    Sign up for Dify Cloud or self-host the Community Edition with Docker to access a managed workspace for apps, workflows, agents, and knowledge bases.

  2. 2

    Build a workflow or agent

    Use Workflow Studio's visual building blocks and AI prompts, or build an agent by chatting or configuring it manually with skills, tools, and knowledge.

  3. 3

    Prepare knowledge

    Create repeatable Knowledge Pipeline processes for files, websites, online documents, and drives; extract, clean, chunk, index, and test retrieval before connecting the knowledge base.

  4. 4

    Add models and tools

    Install model providers, tools, data sources, and MCP integrations from the Marketplace, or define your own, and reuse approved plugins across apps.

  5. 5

    Publish and monitor

    Publish apps as hosted experiences, API endpoints, embeds, or MCP-compatible tools, then use logs, feedback, annotations, latency, and usage data to improve them.

Dify Features

Visual Workflow Studio for agentic workflows

Agent builder with skills, tools, and knowledge

Knowledge Pipeline for RAG preparation and testing

Plugin marketplace for models, tools, data sources, and MCP integrations

Publish as web app, API endpoint, embed, or MCP-compatible tool

Monitoring with logs, feedback, annotations, latency, and usage data

Hosted Dify Cloud, self-hosted Dify Enterprise, and open-source Community Edition

Dify Use Cases

  • Building production AI apps from prototype to deployment

  • Creating RAG pipelines over files, websites, and documents

  • Building agents with tools and knowledge for internal or customer-facing use

  • Publishing AI logic as APIs or embedded experiences

  • Monitoring and improving AI app performance with logs and feedback

Dify FAQs

Dify is available as hosted Dify Cloud, self-hosted Dify Enterprise for private deployment or VPC, and the open-source Community Edition self-hosted with Docker.

Yes. Dify Cloud offers a free Sandbox plan for trying core features, and the Community Edition is free under the Dify open-source license.

Sandbox includes 200 message credits, 1 team workspace, 1 team member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 50MB knowledge data storage, 3,000 trigger events, and up to 2 triggers per workflow.

Message credits help you try different models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, and Tongyi in Dify. Credits are consumed based on model type, and once used up you can switch to your own API key.

Yes. Dify apps can be published as hosted experiences, API endpoints, embeds, or MCP-compatible tools.

It creates repeatable pipelines for files, websites, online documents, and drives, extracting, cleaning, chunking, indexing, and testing retrieval before the knowledge base is connected to agents or workflows.

Enterprise adds commercial license authorization, multiple workspaces and enterprise management, SSO, advanced security controls, negotiated SLAs by Dify partners, and professional technical support.

Yes. Dify Cloud annual billing saves 17% compared with monthly billing.

Dify Official Information

Company
LangGenius, Inc.
Website
https://dify.ai/
Documentation
https://docs.dify.ai/
Contact
https://github.com/langgenius/dify/issues

Dify Pricing

Freemium

Dify Cloud prices exclude applicable taxes, which may be added at checkout. Annual billing saves 17% versus monthly. The Sandbox plan is free; Professional and Team are paid per workspace per year when billed annually. Enterprise pricing is custom. Community Edition is free under the Dify open-source license.

Sandbox

$0USD / month

Free plan for trying out Dify's core features on Dify Cloud.

  • 200 message credits
  • 1 team workspace and 1 team member
  • 5 apps and 50 knowledge documents
  • 50MB knowledge data storage
  • 3,000 trigger events and up to 2 triggers per workflow

Professional

USD / workspace / year

Paid Dify Cloud plan for independent developers and small teams building production AI apps.

  • 5,000 message credits per month
  • 1 team workspace and 3 team members
  • 50 apps and 500 knowledge documents
  • 5GB knowledge data storage
  • 20,000 trigger events per month

Team

USD / workspace / year

Paid Dify Cloud plan for medium-sized teams needing collaboration and higher throughput.

  • 10,000 message credits per month
  • 1 team workspace and 50 team members
  • 200 apps and 1,000 knowledge documents
  • 20GB knowledge data storage
  • Unlimited trigger events

Enterprise

Custom self-hosted or VPC deployment for enterprises requiring advanced security, compliance, governance, and dedicated support.

  • Commercial license authorization
  • Multiple workspaces and enterprise management
  • SSO and advanced security controls
  • Negotiated SLAs by Dify partners
  • Professional technical support

Community

$0USD

Free open-source edition for open-source enthusiasts, individual developers, and non-commercial projects.

  • All core features released under the public repository
  • Single workspace
  • Complies with the Dify open-source license

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