Comparison

dify vs langflow

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 →langflow full profile →

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★dify68

langflow62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	difyLeader	langflow
vioscaleAI score	68 / 100medium · 74%	62 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$590	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	14
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001	-
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	Count: 47 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langflow&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 40 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	8	11
Github starsadoption.github_stars	158,384	155,648
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

dify68 / 100medium · 74%

langflow62 / 100high · 79%

Pricing

Free tier

dify✓

langflow✓

Model

difyfreemium

langflowopen_source

Price level

difylow

langflowfree

Starting price

dify$590

langflow–

Transparent

dify✓

langflow✓

Integrations

Count

dify9

langflow14

Security

Certifications

difySOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

langflow–

Gdpr

dify✓

langflow–

Iso27001

dify✓

langflow–

Soc2

dify✓

langflow–

Vulnerabilities

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

langflowCount: 47 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=langflow&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 40 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

dify✓

langflow–

Adoption

Dependent repos

dify8

langflow11

Github stars

dify158,384

langflow155,648

Activity

Commits last 30d

dify100

langflow100

Release

Cadence days

dify13

langflow6

History

dify20 items

langflow20 items

License

Spdx

dify–

langflowMIT

Language

Primary

difyTypeScript

langflowPython

Market

Availability

difyAvailable worldwide

langflowAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

dify7 items

langflow8 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
Feature	dify	langflow
Agent memory and persistent conversation threads	-	✓
Architecture model	-	open_source_self_hosted
Bring your own key byok for llm inference	✓	-
Builder ui architecture	visual_node_canvas	-
Custom api tool calling and webhook execution	-	✓
Custom http webhook catch and triggering	✓	-
Dynamic conditional routing via llm classification	✓	-
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email	✓	-
Iso 27001	✓	-
Mit or apache permissive oss license	-	✓
Multi model selection openai anthropic local	-	✓
Native llm nodes anthropic openai gemini	✓	-
Notion google drive confluence sync connectors	-	✓
On premise self hosted deployment option	✓	-
Pricing model	freemium_with_task_credits	free_open_source
Rag knowledge base document upload and chunking	-	✓
Soc2 type ii	✓	-
Sub workflow calling and reusable templates	✓	-
Team sharing and role based access control rbac	-	✓
Unstructured document extraction pdf image to json	✓	-
Visual drag and drop node canvas builder	-	✓

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

langflow

An open-source platform that simplifies building and deploying AI agents and workflow automation with a visual drag-and-drop interface. Supports multiple LLMs, vector databases, and integrations with built-in cloud 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.

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 ↗

langflow

HybridFree tier

Free open-source + free cloud tier

Open SourceFree
CloudFree

as of 2026-07-31verify ↗

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	langflow
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

dify✓

langflow✓

macOS

dify✗

langflow✓

Windows

dify✗

langflow✓

Linux

dify✗

langflow✓

CLI

dify✓

langflow✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

dify✓

langflow✓

Self-hosted

dify✓

langflow✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)

OpenAI
Anthropic

dify

Leader

13 total - 11 not shared

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

Independently observed

langflow

14 total - 12 not shared

LangSmith
LangFuse
Airbyte
Azure
Cassandra
Confluence
Couchbase
Google Cloud
Google Drive
Notion
Serp API
Slack

Independently observed

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