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Dify vs n8n

Combines a visual workflow builder, prompt management, RAG, and an API in one deployable stack. The reason teams pick it over glue code is that the boring parts — logs, versions, evaluation — come with it. Self-hosting is the interesting…

Tools Verified 9 Nov
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Deciding factor You are building an application whose core is a… versus: You are wiring existing systems together and a model…
Bottom line

Dify builds LLM applications; n8n automates systems. The overlap is smaller than the marketing suggests.

The short answer

Dify centers on prompts, retrieval, and agent flows — it is a platform for building an AI feature with a UI. n8n centers on integrations and triggers between services, with model calls as nodes. A support assistant with retrieval is Dify's shape; a process that enriches records and posts to Slack is n8n's. Teams that pick by 'it has AI' end up with the wrong centre of gravity.

Facts

Option Pricing Free tier
Dify Check pricing ↗ Free tier
n8n Check pricing ↗ Free tier

Pick Dify if

You are building an application whose core is a model plus retrieval, with a user-facing surface.

Pick n8n if

You are wiring existing systems together and a model call is one step in the flow.

What would change our mind

A pricing change or a free-tier removal flips this comparison faster than any feature release. Both pages are re-checked weekly, and the date above tells you how much to trust the numbers.

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