Dify vs Lamatic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dify grades higher than Lamatic: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dify grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
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
Lamatic
Visual builder and hosting for AI agents and GenAI features
Which one is for you
Pick Dify if
- Fits if your team wants agents and chatbots that answer from your own documents
- Works for teams that have to self-host or keep everything in a private cloud
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you work alone: the first paid step is $59 a month for a 3-member workspace, and Team is $159
- Tight if you're staying on Sandbox, with 1 member, 5 apps and 200 message credits that don't refill
- Not for you if you need SSO or more than one workspace, which are Enterprise only, at a price not published
- Watch out: the free Community Edition means hosting it on Docker yourself, with one workspace and Dify's own license
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as Dify is a web app
Pick Lamatic if
- Fits if you add AI features to a product and want hosting handled for you
- Works for small teams that want a visual flow builder rather than code
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 3,000 requests, 5 flows and 3 days of logs
- Pricey if you need more than 3 people on Pro, as unlimited members need Team at $149
- Skip it if you need SSO, SAML or on-prem, which are Enterprise only
- Watch out: extra usage is $10 per 10K requests and $60 per 10K records, and a custom domain is $20 a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADifyFair | 1.8GPALamaticWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe first paid step is $59 a month per workspace, or $590 for the year, which is in the dearest tenth for this category. Three members share it, so split three ways it's bearable; on your own it's dear. Team is $159 a month. | DPro is $99 a month, about four times the category's $25 middle, and caps team members at 3. Team is $149. |
| Free plan and trial | CSandbox is free but you'll hit the end of it fast: 1 member, 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents and 200 message credits that never refill, after which you bring your own model keys. The real free option is the Community Edition, hosted by you on Docker. | CStarter is free with 3,000 requests a month, 5 flows and 1,000 records. You will reach that quickly. |
| Features | BIt covers the job: a visual canvas for workflows, agents set up by chatting or by hand, pipelines that turn files, websites and drives into a searchable knowledge base with retrieval testing, and apps published as web apps, embeds, APIs or MCP tools with logs to review. | CFlow builder, hosting, a vector database, API and logs. SSO, SAML and on-prem are Enterprise, and no integrations are listed. |
| Ease of use | CNo code, but it is a builder: a canvas to learn, a Marketplace to install from, and your own model keys to add once the 200 credits are gone. No rating on record to go by. | CNo rating on record. A visual builder means building the flows yourself, and you wire up integrations. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app, and what you build goes out as an API endpoint, an embed or an MCP tool. The Marketplace adds model providers, tools and data sources. No phone or desktop app on the listing. | CWeb platform with an API and SDK, and no integrations named. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | building your own AI apps on your own data | visual builder for AI flows |
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 Lamatic. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dify starts at $49.17 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Lamatic starts at $99 a month and scores 2.0.
Dify scores higher and starts $49.83 a month lower. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 8 score higher than Dify for less, and 71 score higher than Lamatic for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dify is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
At a glance
| Dify | Lamatic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $590 per workspace / year (Professional); $59 billed monthly | $99 per month |
| 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. | Starter plan: free, 3,000 requests a month, 3 team members, 5 flows, 5 integrations and 1,000 records. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LangGenius, Inc. | Lamatic AI |
| Price read from | dify.ai | lamatic.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
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.
Lamatic
- Pro includes only 3 team members; unlimited members need Team at $149 a month.
- Extra usage is billed: $10 per 10K requests, $60 per 10K records and $20 per added integration.
- A custom domain is a $20 a month add-on.
- SSO, SAML and an on-prem option are Enterprise only.
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.
Lamatic
- Visual flow builder
- A no-code and low-code builder for agent flows, with flow testing, debugging and a prompt, code and GraphQL IDE.
- Serverless deployment
- Flows are deployed on managed hosting, with edge deployment, request caching and retries or failovers on paid plans.
- Models and integrations
- The Starter plan lists over 300 text, image and embedding models, and the site advertises 100+ models, apps and data sources.
- APIs and widgets
- Every plan includes a GraphQL API, webhooks and widgets for putting flows inside a product.
- Tracing and logs
- Real-time tracing and performance dashboards show how each agent run performed; log history runs from 3 days to unlimited by plan.
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.
Lamatic
Starter$0
3,000 requests a month, 3 team members, 5 flows, 5 integrations, 1,000 records and 3 days of logs.
Pro$99
per month for up to 100,000 requests
Unlimited flows, 10 integrations, 10,000 records, 30 days of logs, guest users and reports. 3 team members.
Team$149
per month for up to 100,000 requests
Pro limits with unlimited team members.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited requests and records, on-prem option, SSO, compliance and SLA, and a dedicated account manager.
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.
Lamatic
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dify or Lamatic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dify is cheaper to start with: $49.17 a month when paid by the year, against $99 a month for Lamatic. Dify starts at $590 per workspace / year (Professional); $59 billed monthly, and Lamatic starts at $99 per month.
Which has a free plan, Dify or Lamatic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dify and Lamatic have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.