Dify vs Kortix
We give Dify a 3.2 GPA and Kortix a 2.8, out of 4.0. Dify grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dify
Open-source platform for building AI agents and agentic workflows
Kortix
Open-source platform for running AI agents from a git repo you own
How we grade them
| 3.2GPADifyVery good | 2.8GPAKortixGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BProfessional is $59 a month per workspace, or $590 a year, and covers 3 team members, 50 apps and 5,000 message credits a month. Split three ways that's about typical. On your own it's dear. Team is $159 a month for up to 50 members. | CTeam is $40 a seat each month, well above what agents here usually start at, for 2,500 pooled credits per seat. Kortix adds 20% to managed model costs and 50% to most tool calls, or a flat 10% platform fee if you bring your own API key. Self-hosting is free. |
| Free plan and trial | BSandbox is free but small: 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents and 200 message credits that never refill, after which you bring your own model keys. The open-source Community Edition is free too, if you host it with Docker. | BFree gets you 200 credits a month of sandbox time and 1 project, and you bring the model yourself, through an API key or a ChatGPT subscription. It's also open source, so you can self-host at no charge with Docker Compose. |
| Features | AA visual canvas for workflows, agents you set up by chatting, and pipelines that turn files, websites and drives into a searchable knowledge base. Apps go out as web apps, embeds, API endpoints or MCP tools, with logs to see how they're doing. | AEverything about your agents lives as files in one git repo, so changes can be diffed and rolled back. Each session runs on its own Linux machine, work arrives as a change request, and every tool call can be set to allow, ask or block. It connects to 3,000+ apps and runs on cron schedules and webhooks. |
| Ease of use | BYou build on a visual canvas with no code, and the Marketplace has models and tools ready to install. It's still a builder, so expect some learning. There's no rating on record to go by, so a B. | CThis one's built for engineers. Agents, skills and triggers are files in a git repository, and you review what the agents did as diffs. You also sort out model access yourself unless you use the managed gateway. No rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app. What you build can go out as an API endpoint, an embed or an MCP tool, and the Marketplace adds model providers and other tools. The listing has no phone or desktop app. | BWeb, plus Mac, Windows and Linux. Sessions also start from Slack, Microsoft Teams, a CLI or the API, and connectors cover 3,000+ apps. iPhone, iPad and Android apps are listed as coming soon. |
| Best for | building your own AI apps on your own data | engineering teams who want their agents in git |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dify and Kortix. How we grade
Where they differ
- Dify starts at $590 per workspace / year (Professional); $59 billed monthly. Kortix starts at $40 per seat / month (Team).
- Only Kortix lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Dify also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Dify | Kortix | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $590 per workspace / year (Professional); $59 billed monthly | $40 per seat / month (Team) |
| Free plan | Sandbox plan: 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 50 MB of knowledge storage and 200 one-time message credits. The self-hosted Community Edition is also free. | 200 credits a month for sandbox compute and 1 project, with model access through your own API key or a connected ChatGPT subscription. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | LangGenius, Inc. | Kortix |
| Price read from | dify.ai | kortix.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Dify
- Teams building retrieval-backed agents and chatbots on their own data
- Organizations that need to self-host or deploy in a private cloud
- Developers who want to bring their own model API keys
Kortix
- Teams that want agent configuration versioned in a git repository
- Organizations that need to self-host or deploy in their own cloud
- Engineering-led teams comfortable reviewing agent work as diffs
Worth knowing
Dify
- The Sandbox plan's 200 message credits are a one-time grant; after that you supply your own model API keys.
- Cloud plans are priced per workspace with member caps: 1 on Sandbox, 3 on Professional and 50 on Team.
- SSO, multiple workspaces and a commercial license are part of the Enterprise edition only.
- The free Community Edition is limited to a single workspace and uses Dify's own Apache-2.0-derived license.
Kortix
- The Free plan is limited to 1 project and 200 sandbox credits a month, and you supply model access yourself.
- Kortix marks up managed model costs by 20% and most tool calls by 50%; with your own API key it charges a flat 10% platform fee instead, waived on Free.
- SAML SSO, SCIM, advanced RBAC and audit logs need Enterprise, and a self-hosted instance needs an Enterprise license to unlock them.
- iPhone, iPad and Android apps are listed as coming soon, and self-hosted instances still run agent sandboxes on an outside provider such as Daytona.
Key features
Dify
- Workflow Studio
- A visual canvas for workflows and chatflows, where blocks define how an app retrieves data, makes decisions, calls tools, asks for human input and completes a task.
- Agents
- Agents are built by chatting or by manual configuration with skills, tools and knowledge, then used as an app, embedded in a website or reused as a node inside a workflow.
- Knowledge pipeline
- Repeatable pipelines extract, clean, chunk and index files, websites, online documents and drives into a knowledge base, with retrieval testing before it is connected to an app.
- Marketplace and plugins
- Model providers, tools, data sources and MCP integrations are installed from the Marketplace or defined yourself, and reused across the apps in a workspace.
- Publishing and monitoring
- Apps ship as hosted web apps, API endpoints, embeds or MCP-compatible tools, with logs, feedback, annotations, latency and usage data to review.
- Cloud, enterprise or self-hosted
- Use Dify Cloud, deploy the Enterprise edition in your own VPC or on Kubernetes with a Helm chart, or self-host the Community Edition with Docker.
Kortix
- Company as code
- Agents, skills, memory, connector settings and triggers are text files in one git repository, so any change can be searched, diffed and rolled back.
- A computer per session
- Each session boots its own isolated Linux machine with your repo and tools already on it, and many sessions can run in parallel without affecting one another.
- Change requests and tool rules
- Session work lands on the main branch as a change request you read as a diff first, and each tool call can be set to allow, ask or block.
- Any model, your keys
- Pick a model per agent, session or message, using your own API key, a ChatGPT subscription, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint or Kortix's managed gateway.
- Connectors
- Connects to 3,000+ apps plus MCP servers, OpenAPI, GraphQL and raw HTTP. Connector credentials are brokered server-side and never enter the session's machine.
- Channels and automations
- Sessions start from the web app, Slack, Microsoft Teams, the CLI or the API, or with nobody present from cron schedules and signed webhooks. Email is in preview.
Plans
Dify
SandboxFree
1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 50 MB of knowledge storage, 200 one-time message credits and 30 days of log history.
CommunityFree
Open-source edition you self-host with Docker: all core features in the public repository, a single workspace and community support.
Professional$59
per workspace / month ($590 per year billed annually)
3 team members, 50 apps, 5,000 message credits a month, 500 knowledge documents, 5 GB of storage and 20,000 trigger events a month.
Team$159
per workspace / month ($1,590 per year billed annually)
50 team members, 200 apps, 10,000 message credits a month, 1,000 knowledge documents, 20 GB of storage and unlimited trigger events.
EnterpriseCustom
Self-hosted or VPC deployment with a commercial license, multiple workspaces, SSO, advanced security controls and professional support.
Kortix
Free$0
200 credits a month for sandbox compute, 1 project, and model access through your own API key or a connected ChatGPT subscription.
Team$40
per seat / month
2,500 pooled credits a month per seat (about 125 default Agent Computer hours), up to 200 projects and 100 seats, credit top-ups and email support.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Team, plus SAML SSO and SCIM, advanced RBAC and audit logs, cloud, VPC or on-prem deployment, and an SLA, DPA and dedicated support.
Ways to pay less
Dify
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
Dify's pricing page lists a 17% saving for annual billing: Professional is $590 a year instead of $59 a month, and Team is $1,590 a year instead of $159 a month.
- Education
Free Professional plan for students and educators
Verified students, teachers and school staff aged 18 or over can use the Yearly Professional plan at no cost, re-verified each year. Message credits stay at the Sandbox level of 200.
Kortix
- Other savings
Free to self-host
Kortix is open source and can be self-hosted at no charge as one Docker Compose stack built from the same images as the managed cloud.
