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Dify vs PrivateGPT: catalog facts
Dify	PrivateGPT
Freemium Self-hosted deployment is free under its custom license; the managed cloud offering is…	Free Free to run yourself from the public repository.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Visual builder covers workflows, RAG and agents in one workspace Can be fully self-hosted for data control	Document question answering (RAG) on local models Works with any OpenAI-compatible inference server
Uses a custom source-available license rather than a standard OSI license Self-hosting still requires supplying your own model provider access	Aimed at developers; requires setting up a separate inference server Mainly an API layer rather than a finished desktop app
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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