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Dify
langgenius/dify
An open-source LLM app development platform.
- Active
- Custom licence
- Python

In short
Dify is a GitHub project in the AI category, written mainly in Python. It uses its own custom licence, not a standard open source one. Maintenance status: active, last commit 11 Nov 2026. It has 160,965 GitHub stars.
What it does
Maintenance
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 11 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v1.19.0 · 4 Nov 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
This project ships its own licence file rather than a standard open source licence. Terms vary (some restrict commercial or hosted use), so read it before relying on the project.
A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. LICENSE ↗
Dify compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | 210.1k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Ollama | 186.6k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Dify (this page) | 161k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Open WebUI | 158.4k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| RAGFlow | 94k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| LightRAG | 40.7k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is Dify free and open source?
Dify publishes its source code on GitHub under its own licence, not a standard OSI-approved one. It may be free to use, but read the licence for limits on commercial or hosted use.
Is Dify still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 11 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v1.19.0, came out on 4 Nov 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is Dify written in?
Dify is mainly written in Python.
How popular is Dify?
As of 11 Nov 2026, Dify has 160,965 GitHub stars, 25,457 forks and 457 contributors.
What are some alternatives to Dify?
Other AI projects on Repoworthy include n8n, Open WebUI, LightRAG, Ollama and RAGFlow.
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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 11 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.