Dify.ai
Dify.ai is a source-available, self-hosted app in the Low-code & Backend category, licensed Dify Open Source License (modified Apache 2.0) and written mainly in Python. It is a self-hosted alternative to ChatGPT and Lovable and ships a Docker image. It has 159,572 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Low-code & Backend
- Python
- Dify Open Source License
- Source-available
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 159,572
- Forks
- 25,214
- Open issues
- 491
- Commits, last 12 months
- 6,809
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- 1.18.0Oct 23, 2026
- Created
- Apr 12, 2023
- License
- Dify Open Source License (modified Apache 2.0)Source-available
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 6,809 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases9 releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors11 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 6,809 |
| Latest release | 1.18.0 (Oct 23, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 9 |
| Releases, all time | 171 |
| Open issues | 491 |
| Open pull requests | 692 |
| Good first issues | 11 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Apr 12, 2023 |
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About Dify.ai
Build, test and deploy LLM applications.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/langgenius/dify.
Topics
- ai
- gpt
- llm
- openai
- python
- agent
- nextjs
- workflow
- genai
- automation
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Is Dify.ai free and open source?
Not by the OSI definition. Dify.ai is source-available rather than open source: its code is public under the Dify Open Source License (modified Apache 2.0), which is not an OSI-approved open-source license. This is a custom license: the source is public, but it adds conditions that OSI-approved licenses do not, such as limits on commercial, hosted or production use. Read it before you deploy. Check the license in the repository before using it commercially.
Can I run Dify.ai with Docker?
Yes. Dify.ai provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Dify.ai?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Dify.ai include Supabase, PocketBase and Appwrite. Dify.ai itself is a self-hosted alternative to ChatGPT and Lovable.
Is Dify.ai actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Dify.ai was on Oct 26, 2026 with 6,809 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 1.18.0, published Oct 23, 2026. It had 491 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.