BotTools / Automation & Agents
Dify
Open-source platform for building AI agents, agentic workflows and RAG apps on a visual canvas, hosted in Dify Cloud or self-hosted with Docker.
Free tierFree Sandbox plan and free self-hosted Community edition; Professional $59/workspace/mo ($590/yr); Team $159/workspace/moAutomation & Agents
Dify at a glance
| Category | Automation & Agents |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Free Sandbox plan and free self-hosted Community edition; Professional $59/workspace/mo ($590/yr); Team $159/workspace/mo |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Pricing checked | 2026-11-09 |
| Official site | dify.ai |
Good for
What Dify is used for
- Build AI agents and multi-step agentic workflows on a visual canvas.
- Turn your documents into a searchable knowledge base (RAG) that a chatbot or workflow can answer from.
- Run it as a hosted service in Dify Cloud, or self-host the open-source Community edition with Docker.
Dify pricing and key facts
- Sandbox (free): 200 message credits, 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents.
- Professional: $59/workspace/mo or $590/yr, with 5,000 message credits a month, 3 members and 50 apps. Team: $159/workspace/mo or $1,590/yr, with 10,000 message credits, 50 members and 200 apps. Enterprise is custom.
- Message credits let you try models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI and Tongyi; when they run out you can switch to your own API key.
- The self-hosted Community edition is free under a modified Apache 2.0 license: running a multi-tenant service or removing Dify's logo from the frontend needs a commercial license.
From the official site, checked 2026-11-09: dify.ai, dify.ai/pricing, github.com/langgenius/dify.
Dify FAQ
Is Dify free?
Yes. The Sandbox cloud plan is free with 200 message credits, and the self-hosted Community edition is free and open source.
How much does Dify cost?
Dify Cloud Professional is $59 per workspace a month ($590 a year) and Team is $159 a month ($1,590 a year). Enterprise is custom.
Can I self-host Dify?
Yes. The Community edition self-deploys with Docker. Commercial multi-tenant use needs a license from Dify.
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