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Flowise vs Langflow: license, pricing and features compared (October 2026)

Flowise and Langflow are both listed under Agent building. Flowise's repository is archived on GitHub (read-only), so check whether the project still receives fixes before depending on it. Pricing model: Flowise is "Open source (archived)"; Langflow is "Open source". Flowise is the better fit for: existing Flowise users maintaining flows. Langflow is the better fit for: visual prototyping of RAG and agents. Facts were read from vendor and GitHub pages on Oct 25, 2026 and are Reported; what we ran ourselves is under What we measured.

Our pick: Pick Flowise for existing Flowise users maintaining flows; pick Langflow for visual prototyping of RAG and agents. No overall winner: we have not benchmarked them against each other. Updated (America/Chicago).

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Evidence: Langflow has a Tested entry; Flowise is Reported (scope on each tool page). The facts in the tables were read from each vendor's own pages and the public GitHub API on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago) and are Reported. The What we measured section lists what we have actually run, with links to the test logs, and what we have not run yet; anything we could not confirm is marked as not captured.

Flowise

FlowiseAI · flowise-ui 3.1.4

Reported

Open-source drag-and-drop builder for LLM flows and agents; GitHub marks the main repository as archived with its last push in Aug 2026.

Langflow

Langflow

Tested (smoke test)

MIT-licensed visual builder for AI agents and MCP servers with a very large GitHub following.

Side by side, from what we recorded

Each row compares one recorded fact for both tools. Rows are not weighted and nothing is added up into a score; the note under each row says what the marker means.

  • Evidence

    Reported for Flowise
    Tested (smoke test) (Langflow is ahead on this row) for Langflow

    Tested = we ran it (smoke test); Reported = we read official sources

  • Smoke-test result

    Failed for Flowise
    Passed (Langflow is ahead on this row) for Langflow

    Each tool's own smoke test on the same CPU-only machine; tasks differ unless the logs say otherwise

  • Most recent release we saw

    Jul 29, 2026 for Flowise
    Oct 26, 2026 (Langflow is ahead on this row) for Langflow

    More recent = newer release date; says nothing about quality

  • Pricing we could verify

    Partly verified for Flowise
    Partly verified for Langflow

    About our evidence only, not about the price

  • Steps in our setup guide

    2 for Flowise
    2 for Langflow

    Counts our guide's steps, not difficulty

  • Sources we cite

    2 for Flowise
    2 for Langflow

    How much we had to read; more is not better

A list of recorded differences, not a quality score or a ranking. We have not benchmarked these tools against each other; the smoke-test row links each tool's own log. How we label evidence.

What we measured

We have run Langflow ourselves but not the other tool, so no head-to-head result exists yet. Everything else on this page is Reported from vendor and GitHub pages.

Our own tests for Flowise and Langflow
TestFlowiseLangflow
Hands-on test log (install and a real task)Tried, not marked Tested (our task did not complete as stated): Flowise npm latest on Node 24.22.1, Oct 25, 2026: failed. Flowise failed to install from npm on Node 24.22.1 after 106.2 s: the better-sqlite3 native build needed a C++ toolchain this machine lacks. Full test logTested: Langflow langflow 1.13.0, Oct 26, 2026: passed. Langflow 1.13.0 installed in 19.76 s (1.7 GB) and its backend was healthy 91.5 s after launch, serving 26 starter flows and 416 components. Full test log

How we test and label results: methodology. All test logs: test hub.

Flowise vs Langflow at a glance

Flowise and Langflow are both listed under Agent building. Agentic Weekly's Flowise page names Langflow as an alternative. Flowise: Open-source drag-and-drop builder for LLM flows and agents; GitHub marks the main repository as archived with its last push in Aug 2026. Langflow: MIT-licensed visual builder for AI agents and MCP servers with a very large GitHub following.

Flowise and Langflow side by side (vendor pages and GitHub, 2026-10-25)
FeatureFlowiseLangflow
VendorFlowiseAILangflow
Listed underAgent buildingAgent building
LicenseApache-2.0 with a commercial-licensed enterprise directory (per LICENSE)MIT
Pricing modelOpen source (archived)Open source
Free tierFree to self-hostFree to self-host
Paid plansNot applicableHosted pricing not read
PlatformsSelf-hosted (Node.js)Self-hosted and desktop (details not read)
Public repositoryFlowiseAI/Flowise: 55,527 stars, ARCHIVED, last push Aug 13, 2026 UTC (GitHub API, Oct 25, 2026)langflow-ai/langflow: 156,021 stars, last push Oct 26, 2026 UTC (GitHub API, Oct 25, 2026)
Latest release we sawflowise-ui 3.1.4, Jul 29, 2026Oct 26, 2026
EvidenceReported from vendor pagesTested (scope on its tool page)

How Flowise and Langflow differ

  • Flowise's repository is archived on GitHub (read-only), so check whether the project still receives fixes before depending on it.
  • Pricing model: Flowise is "Open source (archived)"; Langflow is "Open source".
  • License: Flowise is Apache-2.0 with a commercial-licensed enterprise directory (per LICENSE); Langflow is MIT.
  • GitHub stars on Oct 25, 2026: Langflow 156,021 (langflow-ai/langflow) vs Flowise 55,527 (FlowiseAI/Flowise). Stars measure attention, not quality.
  • Plans and prices differ and are not like-for-like (credits, seats and usage limits vary), so we do not name a cheaper tool. The Paid plans row above quotes each vendor's plan list as read on Oct 25, 2026.

Which should you pick?

  • Pick Flowise if: existing Flowise users maintaining flows. Skip it if: you need an actively developed builder: the repository is archived.
  • Pick Langflow if: visual prototyping of RAG and agents; exposing flows as MCP servers. Skip it if: you want code-first control only.

Strengths and limits

Strengths and limits as listed on each tool page
FeatureFlowiseLangflow
StrengthsVisual builder; Large star countMIT license; Visual canvas
LimitsArchived repository; Our own run did not complete: Flowise failed to install from npm on Node 24.22.1 after 106.2 s: the better-sqlite3 native build needed a C++ toolchain this machine lacks. See /tests/flowiseHosted pricing not read

What we did not verify

  • Flowise: Reasons for archiving and any successor.
  • Langflow: Hosting options and prices.
  • Output quality, speed and reliability beyond the smoke tests listed under What we measured: not compared.

FAQ

Is Flowise or Langflow open source?

Flowise: Apache-2.0 with a commercial-licensed enterprise directory (per LICENSE). Langflow: MIT. Licenses come from each project's GitHub repository or the vendor's own pages, read Oct 25, 2026; read the license text itself before redistributing or building a competing service.

Does Flowise or Langflow have a free plan?

Flowise: Free: to self-host. Langflow: Free: to self-host. Checked Oct 25, 2026; prices and limits change, so confirm on each vendor's page.

Which was updated more recently, Flowise or Langflow?

Flowise's newest release we saw is flowise-ui 3.1.4 (Jul 29, 2026); Langflow's is (Oct 26, 2026). Read Oct 25, 2026 from the official release page or repository; a newer date is not a quality ranking.

What is the main difference between Flowise and Langflow?

Flowise's repository is archived on GitHub (read-only), so check whether the project still receives fixes before depending on it. Pricing model: Flowise is "Open source (archived)"; Langflow is "Open source".

Sources

Page history

  • : First published. Facts read from vendor pages and the GitHub API on 2026-10-25.

Markdown version for agents: /compare/flowise-vs-langflow.md