Dify provides a collaborative workspace for building agentic workflows and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines.
Dify
Dify lets teams build production agent workflows with models, knowledge pipelines, and tools.
About Dify
Dify is a workspace for building agent workflows, retrieval pipelines, agents, knowledge bases, and tool integrations. It provides a visual builder where teams define prompts, data retrieval, decisions, tool use, and human input, with testing and debugging, plus a pipeline to prepare searchable knowledge bases.
Built apps can be published as web apps or APIs. Deployment options include hosted Dify Cloud, self-hosted or VPC deployment for Enterprise, and a source-available Community Edition deployed with Docker.
Key features
- Visual builder for agentic workflows with test and debug
- Knowledge pipeline to prepare searchable knowledge bases
- Build agents by chat or manual configuration
- Publish apps as web app or API
- Marketplace for tools, models, and integrations
- Self-host with Docker or run in VPC
Best for: Teams that need to build, test, and deploy agent workflows and knowledge-based apps with cloud or self-hosted deployment.
Good for
- Offers Cloud, VPC, and Docker self-hosting options
- Visual execution path supports testing, debugging, and handoff
- Enterprise option lists SSO/SAML, RBAC, audit logs, and Helm chart for Kubernetes
Dify at a glance
- Website
- dify.ai
- Category
- AI & Machine Learning › AI Agents & Automation
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Dify FAQ
What deployment options are available?
Dify Cloud is hosted by Dify, Dify Enterprise can be self-hosted or run in a VPC, and Community Edition can be self-hosted with Docker.
How can built apps be used?
Apps built in the hosted Cloud workspace can be published as a web app or API.
How are agents created?
Agents can be built by chatting or by manual configuration, using skills, tools, and knowledge.
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