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Dify

An open platform for building production-ready AI agents and workflows.

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what it is

Dify is a platform for building agentic workflows, knowledge pipelines and AI apps on a visual canvas. You can use Dify Cloud, deploy it in your own cloud (VPC), or self-host the open-source Community Edition with Docker.

who it's for

Developers and teams who want to build and ship AI apps and agents, with the option to self-host.

how to start

  1. 1Sign up for Dify Cloud at cloud.dify.ai, or self-host the Community Edition with Docker (see GitHub).
  2. 2Add a model provider.
  3. 3Create an app or workflow on the canvas.
  4. 4Publish it as a web app or API.

what you need

  • A Dify Cloud account, or Docker to self-host
  • An LLM API key

pricing

Community Edition is open source and free to self-host

Cloud: Professional $590/workspace/year; Team $1,590/workspace/year; Enterprise via sales

pricing page ↗checked Oct 10, 2026

key features

  • Visual agent and workflow canvas
  • Knowledge pipelines (RAG)
  • Wide model and tool support
  • Cloud, VPC or self-hosted

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