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Dify vs Open WebUI
Dify or Open WebUI? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In short
- Both: Choice of models, Self-hosted, API, Builds agents and workflows, Search over your data, Traces and evaluates
- Only Open WebUI states: Chat about your code, Agent that edits files, Runs commands, Reviews pull requests, Command line
Dify
Dify lets teams build, test, deploy, and monitor AI apps, agents, workflows, and RAG pipelines in the cloud or on private infrastructure.
Plans
Sandbox
Free
- 200 message credits
- 1 Team Workspace
- 1 Team Member
- 5 Apps
- 50 Knowledge Documents
- 50MB Knowledge Data Storage
Professional
- $590 per workspace / year
- 5,000 message credits / month
- 1 Team Workspace
- 3 Team Members
- 50 Apps
- 500 Knowledge Documents
- 5GB Knowledge Data Storage
Enterprise
Price on request
- Enterprise-grade Scalable Deployment Solutions
- Commercial License Authorization
- Multiple Workspaces & Enterprise Management
- SSO
- Advanced Security & Controls
- Professional Technical Support
Prices checked 2026-09-25 by web search.
Capabilities
- Choice of models — “Credits are provided to help you easily try out different models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, Tongyi in Dify.” source
- Self-hosted — “Self-host or run in your VPC.” source
- API — “Publish Dify apps as hosted experiences, API endpoints, embeds, or MCP-compatible tools.” source
- Builds agents and workflows — “Build an agent by chatting or configuring it manually.” source
- Search over your data — “Prepare searchable knowledge bases” source
- Traces and evaluates — “Use logs, feedback, annotations, latency, and usage data to understand what happened and improve the app over time.” source
Latest updates
- v1.17.0 (v1.17.0)
Adds an E2B sandbox backend, build-time home snapshots, and skill management.
- v1.16.0 (v1.16.0)
Launches Dify Agent (Beta), with a UI builder for agents that run in a Linux sandbox.
Open WebUI
Self-hosted AI interface for connecting local and cloud models, with chat, tools, retrieval, voice, vision, and extensions.
Plans
Free
Free
- Use the whole thing free, even at work
- No account, no card, no purchase needed
- Self-hostable on your infrastructure
Supporter
- $60 / seat / year
- Get extras and help fund the work
- Free use stays free
Enterprise
Price on request
- Company-wide rollout with controls, terms, and procurement a large org needs
- White-labeling, support agreements, security review, dedicated point of contact
- SSO, RBAC, audit logs, air-gapped deployments
Prices checked 2026-09-25 by web search.
Capabilities
- Chat about your code — “Attach documents, images, and code for the AI to analyze” source
- Agent that edits files — “Point a coding agent at the task, watch it run tools live, and ship the result with a tap.” source
- Runs commands — “Runs real commands and returns output” source
- Reviews pull requests — “Review diffs, stage, and commit beside the agent.” source
- Command line — “pip install open-webui && open-webui serve” source
- Choice of models — “Talk to any model, switch mid-conversation, and keep your context intact.” source
- Self-hosted — “Freedom is self-hosted. Your AI, running on your own ground, wherever you are.” source
- API — “This guide provides essential information on how to interact with the API endpoints effectively to achieve seamless integration and automation using our models.” source
- Builds agents and workflows — “Wrap any model with custom instructions, tools, and knowledge to build specialized agents.” source
- Search over your data — “Upload files, build knowledge bases, and let the AI retrieve exactly the information it needs.” source
- Traces and evaluates — “OpenTelemetry” source
Latest updates
- v0.11.0 (v0.11.0)
Redesigned the interface and added sub-agents.
- v0.10.0 (v0.10.0)
Added folder sharing with users, groups, or everyone, plus automatic context compaction for long chats.