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n8n vs Dify: catalog facts
n8n	Dify
Freemium Free self-hosted community edition, with paid cloud and enterprise plans.	Freemium Self-hosted deployment is free under its custom license; the managed cloud offering is…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hostable community edition gives full control over data and workflows Combines no-code nodes with the flexibility to drop into custom code when needed	Visual builder covers workflows, RAG and agents in one workspace Can be fully self-hosted for data control
Source-available license is not a standard OSI open-source license Self-hosting requires managing your own infrastructure and updates	Uses a custom source-available license rather than a standard OSI license Self-hosting still requires supplying your own model provider access
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Web application
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 22, 2026

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