Dify
California, United States
What it is
Dify is a platform for building AI applications, combining visual workflow design, knowledge retrieval, model connections and publishing options. In Workflow Studio, teams can arrange model calls, tools, code, branching, triggers and human review on a shared canvas. Workflows can start from user input, API calls, schedules, webhooks, plugin events or uploaded data. Knowledge Pipeline turns files and web content into searchable knowledge bases, with semantic, keyword, hybrid or reranked retrieval and citation support. Applications can be published as hosted web apps, website embeds, API endpoints or MCP servers. Dify connects with model providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini and xAI; its Marketplace includes more than 200 tools. The open-source Community Edition can be deployed with Docker. Enterprise deployment options include customer VPCs, on-premises systems and air-gapped networks. Dify has free Sandbox and Community plans; Professional is listed at $590 per workspace per year, and Team at $1590 per workspace per year. Enterprise pricing is custom.
For and against
For
- Visual canvas supports tools, code and human review.
- Retrieval offers semantic, keyword, hybrid and reranked options.
- Publish as web apps, embeds, APIs or MCP servers.
- Community Edition can be deployed with Docker.
Against
- Sandbox limits usage with 200 message credits.
- Professional costs $590 per workspace per year.
- Enterprise pricing is custom.
The verdict
Dify brings workflow design, retrieval and application publishing into one platform. Compare the plan limits and deployment options with your project’s needs.
Who it suits
Dify suits teams building AI applications that need configurable workflows, knowledge retrieval or multiple publishing options. Its Community Edition may suit people who want to self-host with Docker.
Plans and prices
Community
core public-repository features · single workspace · subject to Dify Open Source License
Read 15 Oct 2026 · dify.ai
Sandbox
200 message credits · 1 workspace · 1 member · 5 apps
Read 15 Oct 2026 · dify.ai
Professional
5,000 message credits/month · 3 members · 50 apps · 500 documents
Read 15 Oct 2026 · dify.ai
Professional
5,000 message credits/month · 3 members · 50 apps · 500 documents
Read 15 Oct 2026 · dify.ai
Team
10,000 message credits/month · 50 members · 200 apps · 1,000 documents
Read 15 Oct 2026 · dify.ai
Team
10,000 message credits/month · 50 members · 200 apps · 1,000 documents
Read 15 Oct 2026 · dify.ai
Enterprise
commercial license authorization · multiple workspaces · SSO · advanced security controls
Read 15 Oct 2026 · dify.ai
On the record
- Adoption claim
- The March 2026 funding announcement said Dify ran on more than 1.4 million machines and had more than 280 enterprise customers.venturebeat.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Agents
- Agents can be configured conversationally or manually, published as apps, embedded in websites, or reused as workflow nodes.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- API calls use Bearer keys, with app keys scoped to one app and knowledge keys optionally scoped to selected knowledge bases.docs.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- API hosting
- Dify Cloud uses https://api.dify.ai/v1 while self-hosted deployments use the instance’s own API base URL.docs.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- API surface
- Every published app and knowledge base has a REST API; the documentation covers chat, completion, workflow, conversation, file, audio, feedback, annotation, end-user, and knowledge endpoints.docs.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Chrome extension rating
- The Chrome Web Store listing for Dify Chatbot shows 3.6 out of 5 from 13 ratings and about 8,000 users.chromewebstore.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Dify headquarters in Menlo Park, California, with a company size of 51–200 employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Dify’s terms identify the provider as LangGenius, Inc., a Delaware corporation.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Dify reports completing SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022 audits and maintaining GDPR compliance for the second consecutive year.dify.ai · read 1 Oct 2026
- Docker architecture
- The quick start launches seven core services, eight dependent components, and a one-time permissions task.docs.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise controls
- Enterprise includes SAML/OIDC SSO, workflow-level RBAC, SCIM provisioning, tamper-evident audit logs, per-call traces, and PII-redacted prompt history.dify.ai · read 1 Oct 2026
- Enterprise deployment
- Dify Enterprise can run inside a customer VPC, on-premises, or in an air-gapped network, with Helm deployment for Kubernetes.dify.ai · read 1 Oct 2026
- Enterprise security
- The official product page lists SSO/SAML, RBAC, audit logs, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and dedicated support for Enterprise.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Funding news
- On March 9, 2026, Dify announced a $30 million Series Pre-A round led by HSG at a $180 million valuation.venturebeat.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent limitation: operational burden
- ToolVerse says self-hosting shifts responsibility for databases, vector stores, secrets, backups, upgrades, capacity, and incident response to the customer.insights.v3rsai.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent limitation: retrieval assurance
- ToolVerse says Dify’s visual RAG workflow does not itself prove answer correctness, permission safety, freshness, or recoverability, so buyers need representative evaluations.insights.v3rsai.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Marketplace provides model providers, tools, data sources, MCP integrations, and reusable plugins, with support for custom definitions.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Knowledge Pipeline
- Knowledge Pipeline ingests files, websites, online documents, and drives, then extracts, chunks, indexes, and tests retrieval.dify.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
