Langflow
Langflow is a Python-based visual framework for building AI flows, retrieval applications and agents. Flows can be served through an API or exposed as tools through an MCP server.
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What is Dify?
Dify combines a visual AI workflow builder with knowledge retrieval and application publishing. Teams can use its managed cloud or deploy the community code on their own infrastructure.
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Teams building document assistants or AI workflows that need a managed application workspace.
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Dify features
Vendor-described capabilities; availability can depend on the plan.
- Visual workflows and agent tools
- Knowledge ingestion and retrieval
- Hosted workspaces and self-deployment
Dify pricing considerations
Free plan available
Paid cloud workspaces and custom Enterprise deployment are available; compare member, knowledge, trigger and model usage requirements.
Cloud Sandbox is free with limited capacity; its 200 message credits are an evaluation allowance, not a promised monthly refill. Community self-hosting is available subject to its licence.
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- Sandbox has one member and five apps; storage and request caps also apply.
- Community licensing adds conditions for multi-tenant services and frontend branding.
- Model API charges and self-hosted infrastructure remain separate costs.
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Dify FAQs
Does Dify have a free plan?
Cloud Sandbox is free with limited capacity; its 200 message credits are an evaluation allowance, not a promised monthly refill. Community self-hosting is available subject to its licence.
Who is Dify for?
Teams building document assistants or AI workflows that need a managed application workspace.
What should I compare before buying?
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