Dify

v1.x

LangGenius

Agentno-codeworkflow-platformopen-source
82
Strong
About This Agent

Open-source LLM application and agentic workflow platform with a visual canvas, built-in RAG pipeline, agent nodes, and 50+ built-in tools. One of the most-starred LLM app platforms, deployable self-hosted or via Dify Cloud.

Last Evaluated: June 10, 2026
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Trust Vector Analysis

Dimension Breakdown

🚀Performance & Reliability
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task completion accuracy

Task completion testing across chatflow, workflow, and agent app types

Evidence
Dify Documentation — Visual workflow orchestration with RAG grounding improves task accuracy for production LLM apps
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
tool use reliability

Tool invocation testing across built-in, custom, and plugin tools

Evidence
Dify Tools Documentation — 50+ built-in tools plus custom API tools, plugin marketplace, and MCP support with schema validation
highVerified: 2026-06-10
multi step planning

Complex workflow construction and execution testing

Evidence
Dify Workflow Documentation — Visual canvas supports branching, iteration, parallel nodes, and agent nodes for autonomous sub-tasks
highVerified: 2026-06-10
memory persistence

Memory evaluation across sessions and knowledge bases

Evidence
Dify Conversation Variables — Conversation variables, session memory, and knowledge-base persistence across chat sessions
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
error recovery

Error injection testing on workflow error branches and retries

Evidence
Dify Error Handling Documentation — Node-level error handling with retry, fail branches, and default-value fallbacks in workflows
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
agent collaboration

Multi-agent pattern testing using agent nodes within workflows

Evidence
Dify Agent Node Documentation — Agent nodes embed autonomous strategies inside workflows, but deep multi-agent orchestration is less developed than code-first frameworks
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
🛡️Security
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tool sandboxing

Security architecture review of code execution sandbox and tool isolation

Evidence
Dify Sandbox (dify-sandbox) — Code nodes execute in the dedicated dify-sandbox service with syscall restrictions; external tools run via HTTP without sandboxing
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
access control

Access control assessment of workspace roles and API key scoping

Evidence
Dify Workspace and Enterprise Docs — Workspace member roles, app-level API keys, and SSO/access policies in premium/enterprise editions
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
prompt injection defense

Injection testing with moderation toolkits enabled

Evidence
Dify Content Moderation Documentation — Built-in content moderation (keyword, OpenAI moderation, custom API) for inputs/outputs; no dedicated injection defense
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
data isolation

Data isolation architecture review across cloud and self-hosted modes

Evidence
Dify Self-Hosted Deployment — Workspace- and app-scoped data with isolated knowledge bases; self-hosting gives full infrastructure isolation
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
open source transparency

Source code and license terms review

Evidence
Dify GitHub Repository — Fully public codebase with 138k+ stars; license is Apache-2.0-based but adds multi-tenant SaaS resale restrictions
highVerified: 2026-06-10
🔒Privacy & Compliance
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data retention

Privacy architecture review of self-hosted versus cloud retention

Evidence
Dify Self-Hosted Deployment — Self-hosted deployments keep all logs, conversations, and knowledge data in user-controlled databases
highVerified: 2026-06-10
gdpr compliance

Compliance capabilities assessment across deployment modes

Evidence
Dify Privacy Policy — Published privacy policy for cloud; self-hosting enables full GDPR data-controller compliance
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
third party data sharing

Data flow analysis across model providers and tool integrations

Evidence
Dify Model Provider Documentation — Data flows to configured model providers and any third-party tools invoked in workflows; local models supported via Ollama/Xinference
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
local deployment option

Deployment options assessment including air-gapped configurations

Evidence
Dify Docker Compose Deployment — Free self-hosting via Docker Compose or Helm, including fully local model serving with Ollama
highVerified: 2026-06-10
👁️Trust & Transparency
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documentation quality

Documentation completeness and accuracy review

Evidence
Dify Documentation — Extensive multilingual docs covering workflows, RAG, tools, plugins, and self-hosting
highVerified: 2026-06-10
execution traceability

Tracing and logging capabilities assessment

Evidence
Dify Logs and Annotations / Tracing Integrations — Built-in conversation logs, node-level run traces, and integrations with LangSmith, Langfuse, and Opik
highVerified: 2026-06-10
decision explainability

Explainability assessment of visual runs and RAG citations

Evidence
Dify Workflow Canvas — Visual canvas plus per-node inputs/outputs and citation/attribution in RAG answers make behavior inspectable
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
open source code

License terms review against OSI-standard licenses

Evidence
Dify Open Source License — Apache-2.0-based custom license; restricts operating multi-tenant SaaS and removing branding without commercial license
highVerified: 2026-06-10
community activity

Community engagement analysis of stars, deployments, and release cadence

Evidence
Dify GitHub Metrics — 138k+ GitHub stars and 1M+ deployed apps as of April 2026; very active releases and plugin marketplace
highVerified: 2026-06-10
⚙️Operational Excellence
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ease of integration

Integration complexity assessment for no-code and API usage

Evidence
Dify Getting Started — No-code visual builder plus Backend-as-a-Service APIs; running app possible in minutes via Docker or Cloud
highVerified: 2026-06-10
scalability

Scalability assessment of deployment architectures

Evidence
Dify Helm/Kubernetes Deployment — Kubernetes/Helm deployments with horizontally scalable API and worker services; 1M+ apps deployed on the platform
mediumVerified: 2026-06-10
cost predictability

Pricing model analysis across self-hosted and cloud tiers

Evidence
Dify Pricing — Free self-hosted; Cloud Sandbox free, Professional $59/mo, Team $159/mo with clear plan limits
highVerified: 2026-06-10
monitoring capabilities

Monitoring features assessment

Evidence
Dify Monitoring Documentation — Built-in usage analytics, conversation logs, annotation workflows, and external tracing integrations
highVerified: 2026-06-10
production readiness

Production readiness assessment of release maturity and adoption

Evidence
Dify GitHub Releases — Mature 1.x platform with frequent stable releases, plugin system, and large production install base
highVerified: 2026-06-10
Strengths
  • +Visual workflow canvas combining agent nodes, RAG, and 50+ built-in tools
  • +Massive adoption and community: 138k+ GitHub stars, 1M+ deployed apps
  • +Free self-hosting with Docker/Helm and full data control
  • +Built-in observability: logs, annotations, analytics, and tracing integrations
  • +Dedicated dify-sandbox for code-node execution
  • +Clear, affordable cloud pricing (free Sandbox, $59/mo Professional, $159/mo Team)
Limitations
  • !License is Apache-2.0-based but custom: multi-tenant SaaS resale and logo removal require a commercial license
  • !Multi-agent orchestration is shallower than code-first frameworks like LangGraph or CrewAI
  • !Visual abstraction limits fine-grained programmatic control for complex agent logic
  • !Prompt injection defense relies on opt-in moderation rather than dedicated mechanisms
  • !Self-hosted stack (API, worker, sandbox, vector DB) has nontrivial operational footprint
Metadata
license: Dify Open Source License (Apache 2.0 based, with multi-tenant SaaS resale restrictions)
supported models
0: OpenAI
1: Anthropic Claude
2: Google Gemini
3: Azure OpenAI
4: Local LLMs via Ollama/Xinference
5: Hundreds of models via provider plugins
programming languages
0: Python (backend)
1: TypeScript (frontend)
2: No-code visual builder
deployment type: Self-hosted or Dify Cloud
tool support
0: 50+ built-in tools
1: Custom API tools
2: Plugin marketplace
3: MCP tools
github stars: 138000+
first release: 2023
pricing: Free self-hosted; Cloud: Sandbox free, Professional $59/mo, Team $159/mo
python requirement: Python >=3.11 (backend, when developing from source)
adoption: 1M+ apps deployed on the platform as of April 2026

Use Case Ratings

customer support

RAG-grounded chatbots with citations, moderation, and annotation workflows are a core strength

content creation

Visual workflows with templates suit marketing and content generation pipelines

research assistant

Knowledge bases plus web/search tools support internal research assistants

data analysis

Sandboxed code nodes handle light analysis; heavy data work better in code-first frameworks

education

Easy no-code building of tutoring and Q&A apps over course materials

code generation

Possible via LLM nodes but not a developer-workflow-focused platform

legal compliance

Self-hosted RAG over legal documents works, but compliance guardrails need configuration