Dify vs Pickaxe

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

Pickaxe

• Coaches, consultants and creators packaging their expertise as paid AI tools
• Agencies delivering branded agent portals to clients
• Adding a chatbot or an AI form to an existing website

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.

Pickaxe

• When other people use your agents, their usage is charged to your credits; Gold includes $15 a month and Pro $50.
• Pickaxe keeps a share of what you sell: you retain 90% of workspace revenue on Gold, 92% on Pro and up to 98% on Business.
• Gold is limited to 3 workspaces, 3 actions per agent and 50 knowledge base documents per workspace.
• Slack and WhatsApp deployments, webhooks and embed SSO start at Pro, and Business needs a 6-month minimum commitment.

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.

Pickaxe

No-code agent builder

Set an agent's role and instructions, pick from more than 50 models, attach knowledge and actions, and test it as you build. An agent can be a chatbot or a form.

Knowledge base

Agents are trained on websites, PDFs, Google Docs, Notion pages, videos and other content, more than 14 types in all, with automatic daily syncs.

Actions

Prebuilt and custom actions let an agent work in tools such as Gmail, Slack, Notion, HubSpot and Google Sheets, or call a Zapier or Make webhook.

Branded portals

Several agents are bundled into a white-labeled portal on your own domain, with user accounts, navigation and public, member or invite-only access groups.

Built-in monetization

Sell access through Stripe with per-use, subscription or tiered pricing, set a usage budget per user, and put specific tools behind a paywall.

Deployment channels

Share an agent by direct link, web embed, API or email on every paid plan. Telegram and Discord are limited to one each on Gold, and Slack and WhatsApp start at Pro.

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.

Pickaxe

• Gold$29

  per month, billed annually ($37 billed monthly)

  $15 of credits a month, white-labeling, 3 workspaces, 3 actions per agent, 1 collaborator per workspace and API access at 1 cent per request.

• Pro$116

  per month, billed annually ($147 billed monthly)

  $50 of credits a month, unlimited workspaces, documents and actions, included API access, Slack and WhatsApp deployments and 4 collaborators.

• BusinessFrom $597

  per month, with a minimum 6-month commitment

  Custom credit package, up to 98% of workspace revenue retained, dedicated support, more collaborators and advanced SSO and user management.

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.

Pickaxe

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page lists a 20% saving for annual billing: Gold is $29 a month billed annually instead of $37, and Pro is $116 instead of $147.