Provisional comparison

Dify vs n8n

Both are provisional S-tier on No-Code Agent & Workflow Builders. Rankings are never for sale.

Dify

Open-source platform for agentic workflows, RAG pipelines and tools on one canvas.

Fair-code workflow automation with native AI agent nodes; self-host or cloud.

Field	Dify	n8n
Tier	S · provisional	S · provisional
Why	Hugely popular open-source builder (158k+ stars), self-hostable.	Most-starred automation platform (207k+ stars); self-hostable and AI-native.
Pricing	open-source / paid cloud	open-source (self-host) / paid cloud · starts at €20/mo (Starter, annual)
GitHub stars	158,586	207,520
Last push	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 15, 2026
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 15, 2026