Comparison

dify vs Flowise

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.

dify full profile →Flowise full profile →

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★dify68

Flowise41

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	difyLeader	Flowise
vioscaleAI score	68 / 100medium · 74%	41 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$590	$15
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	3
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://flowiseai.com/privacy
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=dify-client&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFlowiseAI%2FFlowise&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	8	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	158,384	55,504
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	22
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

dify68 / 100medium · 74%

Flowise41 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

dify✓

Flowise✓

Model

difyfreemium

Flowisecommercial

Price level

difylow

Flowisemid

Starting price

dify$590

Flowise$15

Transparent

dify✓

Flowise✗

Integrations

Count

dify9

Flowise3

Security

Certifications

difySOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

Flowise–

Gdpr

dify✓

Flowise✓

Iso27001

dify✓

Flowise–

Soc2

dify✓

Flowise–

Trust center

dify–

Flowisehttps://flowiseai.com/privacy

Vulnerabilities

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

FlowiseCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFlowiseAI%2FFlowise&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

dify✓

Flowise–

Adoption

Dependent repos

dify8

Flowise0

Github stars

dify158,384

Flowise55,504

Activity

Commits last 30d

dify100

Flowise0

Release

Cadence days

dify13

Flowise22

History

dify20 items

Flowise20 items

Language

Primary

difyTypeScript

FlowiseTypeScript

Market

Availability

difyAvailable worldwide

FlowiseAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Content

Faq

dify7 items

Flowise6 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	dify	Flowise
Capabilities
Builder UI architecture	Visual node canvas	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	Per user seat

Capabilities

Builder UI architecture

difyVisual node canvas

FlowiseVisual node canvas

Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini

dify✓

Flowise✓

Human in the loop approval steps via slack email

dify✓

Flowise✓

Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json

dify✓

Flowise✓

Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification

dify✓

Flowise✓

Web scraping and browser automation nodes

dify-

Flowise-

Bring your own key byok for LLM inference

dify✓

Flowise-

Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering

dify✓

Flowise-

Sub workflow calling and reusable templates

dify✓

Flowise-

On premise self hosted deployment option

dify✓

Flowise✓

SOC2 type ii

dify✓

Flowise-

ISO 27001

dify✓

Flowise-

Pricing model

difyFreemium with task credits

FlowisePer user seat

What each one is

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

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

Flowise

An open-source automation system for creating workflows that connect language models with third-party services and integrations, deployable as managed cloud or self-hosted infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Flowise

from $15/user/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. $15/user/month for additional users (cloud hosted)

FreeFree
Paid$15/user/month

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

dify✓

Flowise✓

CLI

dify✓

Flowise✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

dify✓

Flowise✓

Self-hosted

dify✓

Flowise✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

OpenAI

dify

Leader

13 total - 12 not shared

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

Independently observed

Flowise

3 total - 2 not shared

LangChain
GPT

Independently observed

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