Dify
Automation FabricOpen source LLM app platform: agents, RAG pipelines and workflows
Sandbox free (200 credits) · Professional $590/workspace/yr · Team $1,590/yr · Community self-host free
Weighted output quality & workflow correctness dimension.
Workflow Studio
Onboarding and usability dimension from the AiRecMark rubric.
Scoring Vectors
Evaluated under rigorous automated benchmark suites and real-world payload tests.
Weighted 25% — correctness and consistency of primary task output.
Weighted 20% — breadth of integrations, APIs, and advanced capabilities.
Weighted 15% — onboarding friction, UI clarity, and workflow ergonomics.
Weighted 20% — latency, throughput, and stability under load.
Weighted 20% — capability delivered per pricing tier dollar.
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# Pricing source (T0)
https://dify.ai/pricing
# checked 2026-09-17 · rubric v2-5dim
Quantitative Technical Architecture
Core architectural pillars engineered for deterministic scale and autonomous agent invocation.
Workflow Studio
T0 Verified CapabilityVisual builder for agentic workflows.
Knowledge Pipeline
T0 Verified CapabilityRAG knowledge bases with indexing and hit testing.
Marketplace
T0 Verified CapabilityPlugins, tools, models and integrations.
Triggers
T0 Verified CapabilityPlugin, schedule and webhook triggers to start workflows.
Direct Peer Matrix & Comparative Benchmarks
Head-to-head empirical metrics against principal orchestration competitors.
| Platform Engine | Composite Score | Connector Depth | Agent / AI Actions | Pricing Baseline | Primary Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dify BENCHMARK | 82 | Workflow Studio | check_circle Native AI workflow steps | $590 | True open source Community Edition (Docker self-deploy) |
| Fathom | 86.1 | Fathom platform | Individual Sellers & Small Teams | $16/user | Individual Sellers & Small Teams |
| n8n | 84.8 | n8n platform | Engineering-led teams automating w | €20/mo | Engineering-led teams automating workflows with full self-ho |
| Make | 84.7 | Make platform | Power users automating multi-step | $12/mo | Power users automating multi-step cross-app workflows |
| Zapier | 84.3 | Zapier platform | Cross-app Workflow Ops | $19.99/mo | Cross-app Workflow Ops |
Commercial Tiers & Compute Allocation
Predictable execution pricing calibrated to multi-app scale and enterprise operational security.
Free
EVALEntry tier for evaluation and light individual use.
- check Workflow Studio
- check Knowledge Pipeline
- check Marketplace
Pro
PROSandbox free (200 credits) · Professional $590/workspace/yr · Team $1,590/yr · Community self-host free
- check Workflow Studio
- check Knowledge Pipeline
- check Marketplace
Enterprise
GOVDedicated infrastructure, security review, and compliance support.
- check SSO / SAML & audit controls
- check Dedicated support channel
- check Custom quota & SLA
Analyst Consensus Verdict
Synthesized from 420+ enterprise engineering deployments & live benchmark scoring pipeline runs.
Dify stands out for true open source Community Edition (Docker self-deploy). Open source LLM app platform: agents, RAG pipelines and workflows anchors its proposition, and AiRecMark's five-dimension audit lands it at 82/100 — a pragmatic default for teams Building RAG & Agent Apps.
Source: dify.ai · pricing checked 2026-09-17