Dify vs Flowise

When to pick Dify

• You want a complete platform out of the box — agents, RAG pipelines, and multi-step workflows in one visual builder, not just a chatbot canvas.
• You’ll self-host for full data control, using the open-source core without a per-seat platform fee.
• You want to start free and scale on clear tiers: a 200-credit cloud sandbox, then Professional at $59/month or Team at $159/month.

When to pick Flowise

• You want permissive licensing — Flowise is Apache 2.0, fully open to self-host and modify.
• You want the cheapest managed cloud: Starter is $35/month for 10,000 predictions, undercutting Dify’s $59/month Professional tier.
• You need broad integrations — 100+ supported models plus REST API and SDKs to ship chatbots and agents fast.

Bottom line

Dify and Flowise are close rivals: both are open-source, self-hostable, low-code builders for LLM apps and agents. Dify wins on out-of-the-box completeness — its RAG and workflow tooling is more polished — and offers a free 200-credit sandbox before its $59/month Professional plan. Flowise wins on cost and openness: Apache 2.0 licensing, a $35/month Starter cloud tier, and 100+ model integrations with SDKs. Remember that cloud subscriptions cover the platform only — you still pay model providers for token usage on both. Pick Dify for a richer platform; pick Flowise for permissive licensing and the lowest hosted price.