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Dify
Production-ready platform for building and deploying agentic workflows with a visual interface
Deployment
Self-hosted / Managed cloud (Dify Cloud)
Pricing
$10-30/mo
Privacy
High
Channels
4 supported
Quick Start
Copy-paste commands to get Dify running on your machine
Prerequisites
- Docker Desktop 20.10+
- 4GB+ RAM available
- OpenAI, Anthropic, or local Ollama API key
Requires Docker and Docker Compose. Access web UI at http://localhost:3000 after startup (takes 2-3 minutes).
git clone https://github.com/langgenius/dify.git
cd dify/docker
docker compose up -dCommon Issues
- If containers fail to start, run: docker compose down && docker compose up -d
- Default admin credentials: [email protected] / password (change immediately)
- For local Ollama: Add model in Settings → Model Providers with base URL http://host.docker.internal:11434
Why teams pick it
- Visual workflow builder lowers the barrier to building agentic apps.
- Production-ready with observability, versioning, and team collaboration.
- Supports RAG pipelines, tool calling, and multi-agent orchestration.
Trade-offs to know
- Heavier infrastructure than lightweight agent frameworks.
- Best suited for app builders, not researchers or coding agents.
- Managed cloud tier can get expensive at scale.
How it feels in practice
Deployment
Self-hosted / Managed cloud (Dify Cloud)
Pricing
Open source and self-hostable for free. Dify Cloud starts at $59/month for teams.
Privacy
Self-hosted deployment keeps data on your infrastructure. Dify Cloud sends data to Dify servers.
Channels supported
WebapiSlackTeams
Gotchas
Before you commit
- Designed for building agent-powered apps, not for personal AI assistant use cases.
- Self-hosting requires Docker and some ops knowledge.
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