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Dify
The Platform for Production-Ready Agentic Workflows
As of 29 August 2026, Dify has a free plan and paid plans start at $590/year. Collaborative workspace for building agentic workflows and RAG pipelines with a visual builder. Softwr lists it under Automation Integration.
Overview
What Dify does
Collaborative workspace for building agentic workflows and RAG pipelines with a visual builder.
What people use it for
- AI workflow automation
- Custom application deployment
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Dify.
- Free tier limited to 200 monthly message credits
- Professional tier supports only 3 team members
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Pricing
What Dify costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Sandbox
Free
- 200 monthly message credits
- 1 workspace
- 5 apps
- 50MB storage
Professional
$590 /yr
- 5,000 monthly message credits
- 3 team members
- 50 apps
- 5GB storage
Team
$1,590 /yr
- 10,000 monthly message credits
- 50 team members
- 200 apps
- 20GB storage
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does Dify cost?
Dify Cloud offers a free Sandbox tier, Professional at $590/year with 5,000 monthly credits, and Team at $1,590/year with 10,000 monthly credits.
SourceIs Dify free to use?
Yes, Dify offers a free Sandbox tier with 200 monthly message credits, 1 workspace, 5 apps, and 50MB storage. Community edition is free and open-source.
SourceWhat are Dify's team collaboration limits?
Professional tier supports 3 team members. Team tier supports 50 team members. Enterprise plans with custom team sizes require contacting sales.
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