Comparison

Bardeen vs dify

On the evidence we track, dify leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Bardeen full profile →dify full profile →

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Bardeen60

★dify68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Bardeen	difyLeader
vioscaleAI score	60 / 100medium · 52%	68 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$590
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	9
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=dify-client&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	8
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	158,384
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	13
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Bardeen60 / 100medium · 52%

dify68 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Model

Bardeenfreemium

difyfreemium

Price level

Bardeenlow

difylow

Starting price

Bardeen–

dify$590

Transparent

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Integrations

Count

Bardeen1

dify9

Security

Certifications

Bardeen–

difySOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

Disclosure policy

Bardeen✓

dify–

Gdpr

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Iso27001

Bardeen–

dify✓

Soc2

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Vulnerabilities

Bardeen–

difyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=dify-client&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Bardeen–

dify✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Bardeen–

dify8

Github stars

Bardeen–

dify158,384

Activity

Commits last 30d

Bardeen–

dify100

Release

Cadence days

Bardeen–

dify13

History

Bardeen–

dify20 items

Language

Primary

Bardeen–

difyTypeScript

Market

Availability

BardeenAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

difyAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Bardeen7 items

dify7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai workflow automation. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Workflow Automation
Capability	Bardeen	dify
Capabilities
Builder UI architecture	Browser extension	Visual node canvas
Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini	✓	✓
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email	-	✓
Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json	✓	✓
Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification	✓	✓
Web scraping and browser automation nodes	✓	-
Bring your own key byok for LLM inference	-	✓
Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering	-	✓
Sub workflow calling and reusable templates	✓	✓
On premise self hosted deployment option	-	✓
SOC2 type ii	✓	✓
ISO 27001	-	✓
Pricing model	Freemium with task credits	Freemium with task credits

Capabilities

Builder UI architecture

BardeenBrowser extension

difyVisual node canvas

Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Human in the loop approval steps via slack email

Bardeen-

dify✓

Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Web scraping and browser automation nodes

Bardeen✓

dify-

Bring your own key byok for LLM inference

Bardeen-

dify✓

Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering

Bardeen-

dify✓

Sub workflow calling and reusable templates

Bardeen✓

dify✓

On premise self hosted deployment option

Bardeen-

dify✓

SOC2 type ii

Bardeen✓

dify✓

ISO 27001

Bardeen-

dify✓

Pricing model

BardeenFreemium with task credits

difyFreemium with task credits

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bardeen

Bardeen is an automation platform that uses AI to streamline workflows, including tasks like downloading and managing signatures from DocuSign and extracting data from websites through web scraping.

Independently observed

dify

Leader

An open-source LLM application development platform that enables teams to build, test, and deploy AI-powered workflows, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agents using a visual interface, with support for multiple language models, enterprise security features, and flexible deployment options.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Bardeen

SubscriptionFree tier

Freemium subscription with unlimited team seats. Credit-based usage: each action costs one credit. Specific pricing not detailed.

FreeFree
Professional-
Business-
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

dify

Leader

from $590/yrSubscriptionFree tier

Freemium: Sandbox and Community free. Professional from $590/year per workspace.

SandboxFree
- 5 Apps
- 50 Knowledge Documents
- 50MB Storage
- 30 Days Log History
Professional$590/workspace/year
- 1 Team Workspace
- 50 Apps
- Priority Document Processing
- Unlimited Triggers per Workflow
- Faster Workflow Execution
- +2 more
Team$1590/year
- 200 Apps
- 1000 Knowledge Documents
- Unlimited Trigger Events
- Top Priority Document Processing
- Priority Workflow Execution
EnterpriseContact sales
- Enterprise-grade Scalable Deployment
- Commercial License
- Multiple Workspaces
- SSO
- Advanced Security & Controls
- +1 more
CommunityFree
- All Core Features
- Single Workspace
- Open Source License

as of 2026-09-11verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Bardeen	dify
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Bardeen✓

dify✓

CLI

Bardeen✗

dify✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Bardeen✓

dify✓

Self-hosted

Bardeen✗

dify✓

Hybrid

Bardeen✓

dify✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Bardeen

13 total

Google Sheets
Airtable
Notion
Microsoft 365
Salesforce
Hubspot
Salesloft
Pipedrive
Facebook
DocuSign
Outlook
Microsoft Word
Any webpage via browser

Independently observed

dify

Leader

13 total

OpenAI
Anthropic
Gemini
xAI
DeepSeek
Tongyi
MCP
Google Gemini
Alibaba Tongyi
Google Search
DALL-E
Stable Diffusion
WolframAlpha

Independently observed

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