| Dify | n8n | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $590/workspace/yr (Professional) | €20/mo (Starter, billed annually) |
| Free plan | Yes: Sandbox (200 message credits); Community Edition self-host | Self-hosted Community Edition free; Cloud has a free trial (1,000 executions, no card) |
| Integrations | Marketplace of tools & models (count not stated) | All integrations on every plan (count not stated on pricing page) |
| Billing unit | Message credits / workspace | Workflow executions (whole run, not per step) |
| Best for | Developers building LLM apps and RAG agents | Technical builders who want control and self-hosting |
| Key features | Visual agentic workflow studio Knowledge pipeline (RAG) Marketplace Self-host via Docker | AI Agent node MCP server trigger + MCP client Human approval for tool calls Self-hosting Code steps (JS/Python) Git version control (Business+) |
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