# ComfyUI vs Stable Diffusion WebUI

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** ComfyUI

| Attribute | ComfyUI | Stable Diffusion WebUI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.5 (37% (low)) | 41.9 (33% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 137,330 | 165,049 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A modular node graph interface and workflow platform that lets creators generate, edit, and process images, videos, 3D models, and audio using AI models—with full control over parameters and outputs. Available as free desktop software, cloud infrastructure, or API endpoints for production integration. It is indexed under AI Image Generation.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"What is ComfyUI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ComfyUI offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"Is ComfyUI free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ComfyUI supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"What platforms does ComfyUI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ComfyUI can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"Can ComfyUI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 31 integrations for ComfyUI, including Kling AI, OpenAI DALL-E, Tripo 3D, Vidu, Seedance, Wan, Grok Imagine and Stability AI, plus 23 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","question":"What does ComfyUI integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for ComfyUI. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as ComfyUI not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.comfy.org/privacy-policy","question":"What security certifications does ComfyUI have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. ComfyUI is published under the GPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/comfy-org/ComfyUI","question":"Is ComfyUI open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source web application built with Gradio that provides access to Stable Diffusion's image generation capabilities, including text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting, and support for fine-tuned models like LoRA and Textual Inversion. It is indexed under AI Image Generation.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is Stable Diffusion WebUI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stable Diffusion WebUI is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is Stable Diffusion WebUI free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stable Diffusion WebUI supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Stable Diffusion WebUI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Stable Diffusion WebUI can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can Stable Diffusion WebUI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Stable Diffusion WebUI is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui","question":"Is Stable Diffusion WebUI open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A node-graph interface for building and executing AI workflows that generate images, videos, audio, and 3D models. Runs locally on your hardware or via cloud deployment, with support for thousands of models and extensible through custom nodes and integrations. | A browser-based tool that creates images from text prompts using the Stable Diffusion model. It includes features for image refinement, upscaling, inpainting, and customization through user-trained models like LoRA and embeddings. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"token_credit_based","text_to_image_prompting":true,"commercial_usage_rights_granted":true,"image_to_image_seed_referencing":true,"ai_automated_resolution_upscaling":true,"inpainting_and_outpainting_masking":true,"custom_model_training_and_lora_finetuning":true,"pose_control_and_structure_mapping_controlnet":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_weights","deployment_model":"local_gpu_instance","text_to_image_prompting":true,"image_to_image_seed_referencing":true,"ai_automated_resolution_upscaling":true,"inpainting_and_outpainting_masking":true,"negative_prompt_and_weight_exclusion":true,"custom_model_training_and_lora_finetuning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kling AI"},{"name":"OpenAI DALL-E"},{"name":"Tripo 3D"},{"name":"Vidu"},{"name":"Seedance"},{"name":"Wan"},{"name":"Grok Imagine"},{"name":"Stability AI"},{"name":"Flux"},{"name":"Hunyuan 3D"},{"name":"Luma Dream Machine"},{"name":"Recraft"},{"name":"Magnific AI"},{"name":"Runway"},{"name":"Topaz Labs"},{"name":"Gemini Image"},{"name":"Hailuo MiniMax"},{"name":"Meshy AI"},{"name":"Pixverse"},{"name":"Rodin 3D"},{"name":"Wavespeed"},{"name":"Bria AI"},{"name":"LTX Video"},{"name":"Ideogram"},{"name":"Nano Banana"},{"name":"Veo 2"},{"name":"Adobe Photoshop"},{"name":"Foundry Nuke"},{"name":"Blender"},{"name":"SideFX Houdini"},{"name":"5000+ community extensions"},{"name":"Photoshop","native":true},{"name":"Nuke","native":true},{"name":"Houdini","native":true},{"name":"CivitAI","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Hugging Face","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"DeepDanbooru","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","commitment":"monthly|annual","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Creator","commitment":"monthly|annual","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$16/month (annual) or $192/year","commitment":"monthly|annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":192,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$200–$2,500/month (five tiers); up to 20% annual discount","commitment":"monthly|annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Five tiers with volume discounts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","commitment":"annual","description":"Custom infrastructure, higher API limits, advanced security, dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Comfy API (GPU time & storage)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"MiniMax Commercial License"}],"summary":"Free tier available; paid plans from $16–$2,500/month with usage-based credits. Separate API and commercial model licensing available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.comfy.org/cloud/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:38:36.405Z","startingPrice":{"amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:27:24.751Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":16,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 17 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=comfyui&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=fsdsfbhgfjghjhg&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (AI Image Generation)

| Capability | ComfyUI | Stable Diffusion WebUI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Local GPU instance |
| Text to image prompting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image to image seed referencing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inpainting and outpainting masking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Negative prompt and weight exclusion | - | ✓ |
| Pose control and structure mapping controlnet | ✓ | - |
| AI automated resolution upscaling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom model training and lora finetuning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commercial usage rights granted | ✓ | - |
| Enterprise ip indemnification protection | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Token credit based | Free open weights |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T22:47:29.604Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*