What is Dify? Facts, license and pricing (Oct 2026)
Dify is open-source platform for building LLM apps and agent workflows with a visual canvas; licensed under a modified Apache 2.0 with extra conditions. License: Modified Apache 2.0 (Dify Open Source License). Its GitHub repository (langgenius/dify) had 159,534 stars on Oct 25, 2026. Facts were read from official pages on Oct 25, 2026 and are Reported, not Tested.
Evidence: Reported. Everything here was read from Dify's own pages and the public GitHub API on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago). We have not run Dify for this page, so it says nothing about quality or speed.
What Dify is
Dify's LICENSE file says it is a modified Apache License 2.0 with additional conditions, including a requirement for a commercial license for certain multi-tenant service use. v1.18.0 was tagged Oct 23, 2026.
We list Dify under Agent building.
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Dify key facts
| Feature | Dify |
|---|---|
| Vendor | LangGenius |
| License | Modified Apache 2.0 (Dify Open Source License) |
| Platforms | Cloud and self-hosted |
| Pricing model | Freemium and self-host |
| Free tier | Open-source self-hosted version; hosted plans exist |
| GitHub | langgenius/dify: 159,534 stars, last push Oct 26, 2026 (GitHub API, Oct 25, 2026) |
| Latest release we saw | v1.18.0 on Oct 23, 2026 |
| Evidence | Reported from vendor pages |
Who Dify is for
- Good for: Teams that want a visual builder they can self-host.
- Good for: Internal RAG and agent apps.
- Skip if: You need a standard OSI-approved license for redistribution.
How to start with Dify
- Self-host with Docker Compose per the repository's README or sign up for the cloud.
Dify alternatives
- 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.
- n8n: Fair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations and native AI agent features; self-host or cloud.
What we did not verify
- Cloud pricing.
- Output quality, speed and reliability of Dify: we have not run it for this page.
FAQ
What is Dify?
Dify's LICENSE file says it is a modified Apache License 2.0 with additional conditions, including a requirement for a commercial license for certain multi-tenant service use. v1.18.0 was tagged Oct 23, 2026.
What license is Dify under?
Modified Apache 2.0 (Dify Open Source License). Read from the project's own pages on Oct 25, 2026.
Is Dify free?
Open-source self-hosted version; hosted plans exist. Checked Oct 25, 2026; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.
Sources
- Dify (fetched 2026-10-25)
- Dify license (fetched 2026-10-25)
- Dify repository (GitHub) (fetched 2026-10-25)
Related
Page history
- : First published from official pages read on 2026-10-25.
Markdown version for agents: /what-is/dify.md
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