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Dify

langgenius/dify

An open-source LLM app development platform.

  • Active
  • Custom licence
  • Python
Dify card: Build agentic workflows and RAG pipelines.
161kGitHub stars
25.5kForks
457Contributors
v1.19.0latest release

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

Standout capabilityCombines AI workflow, RAG pipeline, agent capabilities, model management
Best forTeams building LLM apps from prototype to production

Maintenance

0 dsince last commit
7 dsince last release
1,241open issues
3 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday

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

Custom licence

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

ProjectStarsLicenceStatusLast commit
n8n210.1kCustom licenceActive11 Nov 2026
Ollama186.6kMITActive11 Nov 2026
Dify (this page)161kCustom licenceActive11 Nov 2026
Open WebUI158.4kCustom licenceActive11 Nov 2026
RAGFlow94kApache-2.0Active11 Nov 2026
LightRAG40.7kMITActive11 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.