Comparison

dify vs n8n

On the evidence we track, n8n leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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dify68

★n8n76

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	dify	n8nLeader
vioscaleAI score	68 / 100medium · 74%	76 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$590	€20
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	2,312
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001	SOC 2
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://n8n.io/legal/security/
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	206,695
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	137,563
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ DE
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

dify68 / 100medium · 74%

n8n76 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

dify✓

n8n✓

Model

difyfreemium

n8nfreemium

Price level

difylow

n8nlow

Starting price

dify$590

n8n€20

Transparent

dify✓

n8n✓

Integrations

Count

dify9

n8n2,312

Security

Certifications

difySOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

n8nSOC 2

Disclosure policy

dify–

n8n✓

Gdpr

dify✓

n8n✓

Iso27001

dify✓

n8n–

Scorecard

dify–

n8n6.7

Soc2

dify✓

n8n✓

Trust center

dify–

n8nhttps://n8n.io/legal/security/

Vulnerabilities

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

n8n–

Reliability

Status page

dify✓

n8n✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

dify8

n8n–

Github stars

dify158,384

n8n206,695

Package downloads weekly

dify–

n8n137,563

Activity

Commits last 30d

dify100

n8n100

Release

Cadence days

dify13

n8n–

History

dify20 items

n8n20 items

License

Spdx

dify–

n8nSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md

Language

Primary

difyTypeScript

n8nTypeScript

Market

Availability

difyAvailable worldwide

n8nAvailable worldwide · HQ DE

Content

Faq

dify7 items

n8n8 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	n8n
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	Freemium with task credits

Capabilities

Builder UI architecture

difyVisual node canvas

n8nVisual node canvas

Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini

dify✓

n8n✓

Human in the loop approval steps via slack email

dify✓

n8n✓

Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json

dify✓

n8n-

Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification

dify✓

n8n-

Web scraping and browser automation nodes

dify-

n8n-

Bring your own key byok for LLM inference

dify✓

n8n✓

Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering

dify✓

n8n✓

Sub workflow calling and reusable templates

dify✓

n8n✓

On premise self hosted deployment option

dify✓

n8n✓

SOC2 type ii

dify✓

n8n✓

ISO 27001

dify✓

n8n-

Pricing model

difyFreemium with task credits

n8nFreemium with task credits

What each one is

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

dify

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

n8n

Leader

n8n is a workflow automation platform that lets you build automations visually or with code to connect and orchestrate applications and services. It supports AI-powered workflows, runs on your infrastructure or n8n's cloud, and charges only for complete workflow executions rather than individual tasks.

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

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 ↗

n8n

Leader

HybridFree tier14-day trial

Free Community version. Cloud plans start with Starter; self-hosted Business plan available. Execution-based pricing model.

Starter-
Pro-
BusinessContact sales
EnterpriseContact sales
- Dedicated support with SLAs

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

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	n8n
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

dify✓

n8n✓

CLI

dify✓

n8n✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

dify✓

n8n✓

Self-hosted

dify✓

n8n✓

On-premise

dify✗

n8n✓

Air-gapped

dify✗

n8n✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Gemini

dify

13 total - 10 not shared

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

Independently observed

n8n

Leader

47 total - 44 not shared

Salesforce
Slack
HubSpot
Stripe
Typeform
Mautic
Airtable
Asana
ServiceNow
Zoom
Elevenlabs
Google
ClearBit
Azure
GitHub
WhatsApp
Webhook
Custom HTTP API
AWS Secrets Manager
Azure Key Vault
Google Cloud Platform
HashiCorp Vault
Infisical
ChatGPT
+20 more

Independently observed

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