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Difyvsn8n

A line-by-line comparison of positioning, difficulty, platforms, pricing and fit. Both entries state who they are not for — the crux of choosing is rarely which is stronger, but whose exclusion list misses your constraints.

Dify vs n8n
	Dify LangGenius Intermediate	n8n n8n GmbH Intermediate
Positioning	Open-source LLMOps platform for visually orchestrating RAG and agent workflows	Workflow automation billed per execution, with nodes that can run your own code
Difficulty	Intermediate	Intermediate
Platforms	Web · Self-hosted (Docker)	Web · Self-hosted (Docker / npm)
Pricing	Open sourcefree tier Community edition is open source and self-hostable (free); cloud subscription and enterprise editions also exist. See the official page for current numbers. see official siteOfficial	Freemiumfree tier Community edition is self-hostable (free, fair-code licence); n8n Cloud plans all include unlimited users and workflows, billed by monthly workflow executions. See the official page for current numbers. verified 2026-09-29Official
Good for	Building maintainable RAG / agents without writing code Enterprises needing private deployment Centrally managing models, knowledge bases, and tools	Wiring existing SaaS together (hundreds of built-in nodes) Automation needing schedules, retries, and failure alerts Inserting LLM nodes for intelligent decisions mid-flow
Not for	One-off scripts (plain code is faster) Highly complex multi-agent coordination (use a dedicated framework)	Autonomous decision-making agents (it runs fixed flows, not agents) Anyone who wants zero technical involvement

Junze editorial rating

Dify

Capability: 44/5
Ease of use: 44/5
Cost value: 55/5
Privacy control: 55/5

n8n

Capability: 44/5
Ease of use: 33/5
Cost value: 55/5
Privacy control: 55/5

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