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Dify.ai

Build, test and deploy LLM applications.

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Still maintained? Yes: 2,410 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.18.0 (Oct 2026).

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Docker #1 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code

At a glance

Dify.ai quick facts

Health score
100/100 GOOD
Stars
159,976
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
1.18.0, Oct 2026
Licence
Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause
View langgenius/dify on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "After running, you can access the Dify dashboard in your browser at http://localhost/install and start the initialization process."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Dify.ai scores 100/100, #1 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code: 2,410 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.18.0, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 159,976 stars add 20.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). It scores full marks on every term.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    2410 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    1.18.0 released 7 days ago

  • Stars 20.0 / 20

    160k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

6938 commits over the last 12 months
2410
Last 90 days
6,938
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #1 of 12 tools in Software Development - Low Code by health , just above Appwrite (#2) .

Details

LicenceApache-2.0, Commons-Clause
PlatformsDocker
Latest release1.18.0 · 7 days ago
Stars159,976
Open issues485
DockerYes
Repositorylanggenius/dify ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Dify.ai vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Dify.ai (Software Development - Low Code), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Dify.ai (this tool) 100 160k Apache-2.0 today
Appwrite 99 58k BSD-3-Clause today
Appsmith 98 41k Apache-2.0 today
Budibase 98 28k ⊘ Proprietary yesterday
ToolJet 98 41k GPL-3.0 today
Saltcorn 68 2.1k MIT 2 days ago

Dify.ai: common questions

Is Dify.ai still maintained?

Dify.ai had 2,410 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 1.18.0, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.