Dify vs LangGraph
A side-by-side comparison of Dify and LangGraph, two Orchestration tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
Compared from listings verified as of
LangGraph
OrchestrationGraph-based agent orchestration. Stateful loops with checkpoints.
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| Attribute | Dify | LangGraph |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Orchestration | Orchestration |
| Pricing (differs) | FREEMIUM | FREE |
| License (differs) | Proprietary | Open source |
| Deployment (differs) | Hybrid | — |
| Platforms (differs) | Web, API | API, CLI |
| Model support | Model-agnostic | Model-agnostic |
| Vendor (differs) | Dify (LangGenius) | LangChain |
The honest brief
Dify
Bundles a workflow builder, RAG, and observability into one self-hostable platform spanning hundreds of models.
- Drag-and-drop workflow builder
- RAG + agents + observability in one
- Prototype to production, little glue code
- Provider-agnostic model management
- License is source-available, not OSI
- Visual builder limits complex logic
- Self-host ops overhead
- Cloud tiers needed for scale
LangGraph
Durable checkpointed state-graph with human-in-the-loop — long agent runs pause and resume, unlike one-shot chains.
- Durable checkpointed state
- Low-level graph control
- Debuggable long-running agents
- Runs in production at major firms
- Steeper learning curve
- More boilerplate than chains
- Tied to LangChain conventions