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Build and run AI apps with cloud or self-hosted deployment

Dify is a platform for creating AI apps, agents, chatflows, and workflows with either a cloud service or self-hosted setup. It offers a free sandbox and paid plans for individuals and teams that need higher usage, more workspaces, and collaboration.

Agenticness = how independently a tool can take action, scored across 9 dimensions. Scored independently by David Kooi, Skylark Creations — see full rubric →

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B2B
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Cloud Hosted
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  • Score change
    Rubric upgrade v3_0 → v3.1: score 10/32 → 13/361013/36(+3)

    Rubric upgrade: agenticness v3.0 (8 dims, /32) → v3.1 (9 dims, /36). Adds Dim 9 (Operator Sovereignty), splits Dim 6 into 6a/6b lenses, tightens Dim 4 autonomous-retry distinction. Not a product change — score shift reflects new dimension + recalibrated rubric, not a change in the tool. Fanout suppressed.

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What It Is

Dify is an AI app platform for developers and teams building production LLM applications. From the pricing page, it positions itself around app building, RAG pipelines, integrations, observability, and workflow-based agent apps rather than simple chat.

What to Know

The platform looks strongest for teams that want a managed way to build and operate AI applications with document handling, logs, and app publishing. The pricing page also suggests meaningful limits by plan, especially around message credits,...

Key Features
Cloud-hosted and self-hosted deployment options
Free sandbox with 200 message credits
Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama 2, Azure OpenAI, Hugging Face, and Replicate
Builds chatbot, text generator, agent, chatflow, and workflow apps
Knowledge base with document upload and knowledge storage limits
Use Cases
A developer prototyping an AI app with the free sandbox before moving to a paid workspace
A small team building a production chatbot or workflow app with document retrieval
A company that wants a self-hosted option for tighter infrastructure control
Agenticness: Guided Assistant

Executes tasks you assign, one step at a time, within narrow domains.

High evidence
Last evaluated: May 22, 2026

Dimension Breakdown

Action Capability
Autonomy
Planning
Adaptation
State & Memory
Reliability
Interoperability
Safety
Operator Sovereignty

Categories

Pricing
  • Free / open source — full functionality available at no cost.
Details
AddedMarch 26, 2026
RefreshedMarch 28, 2026
Agenticness
Quick Facts
DeploymentHybrid (cloud + self-hosted)
AutonomySemi-autonomous
Model supportMulti-model
Open sourceYes
Team supportSmall team
Pricing modelFree / open source
Interfaceweb, api
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