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Head-to-head · Multi Agent Systems

Flowise vs Orloj

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Flowise #2 in Multi Agent Systems 8.5/10 Free plan · paid from $35/mo Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Explore Flowise
Orloj #8 in Multi Agent Systems 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Orloj

Flowise leads on 1 check, Orloj on 2, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreFlowise · 8.5/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresOrloj · 2 of 3

Flowise scores higher on our rubric for multi agent systems: 8.5 against 6.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

Flowise offers visual workflow builder; Orloj doesn't. Orloj offers human approval steps; Flowise doesn't publish it. Orloj offers agent tracing; Flowise doesn't publish it.

Flowise is the better fit for teams evaluating its archived open-source agent builder. Orloj is the better fit for teams needing policy-controlled agent execution.

  • Flowise fits best

    Teams evaluating its archived open-source agent builder

  • Orloj fits best

    Teams needing policy-controlled agent execution

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Side by side

Feature Flowise 8.5/10 Visit ↗ Orloj 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 6.8
Ranking #2 in Multi Agent Systems #8 in Multi Agent Systems
Best for Teams evaluating its archived open-source agent builder Teams needing policy-controlled agent execution
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $35/mo Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Linux, Web
Support Community, Docs, Email Community, Email, Live chat
Compliance SSO/SAML SSO/SAML
Integrations 6 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Flowise 1/3 · Orloj 2/3
Visual workflow builder ✓ (best) —
Human approval steps Not published ✓ (best)
Agent tracing Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment options Not published Both
Supported model providers Not published 7
Coordination patterns Not published Pipelines, hierarchical workflows, swarm-loop topologies, fan-out/fan-in, and explicit handoffs
Our review
Pros
  • Visual builders cover assistants, chatflows, and agentflows.
  • Supports coordinated agents, knowledge retrieval, and approval checkpoints.
  • Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment, plus APIs and embedded chat.
  • YAML manifests define agents, tools, policies, and workflows.
  • Governance includes tool permissions, approval gates, and fail-closed policies.
  • Tracing, retries, and sandboxed tool execution support operational control.
Cons
  • Feature development ceased July 29, 2026, and the repository was archived August 10, 2026.
  • Official core-team operations ended August 31, 2026.
  • Historical paid plans started at $35/month; ongoing service is not assured.
  • No visual builder; workflows are defined through declarative YAML.
  • Managed Cloud is marked coming soon, with usage-based pricing unpublished.
  • The Community plan does not include the Enterprise SSO/SAML features.
Our verdict

Flowise was an open-source visual platform for building AI agents, chatbots, and LLM workflows. Its Assistant, Chatflow, and Agentflow builders were aimed at teams that wanted to assemble agent workflows visually, from solo builders to…

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Orloj is an open-source orchestration runtime for engineering and platform teams that need to coordinate multi-agent AI systems. Teams define agents, tools, policies, and workflows in declarative YAML; a server-and-worker architecture…

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  1. FlowiseMulti Agent Systems 8.5Free plan · paid from $35/mo
  2. OrlojMulti Agent Systems 6.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Flowise — where it wins

    • Visual builders cover assistants, chatflows, and agentflows.
    • Supports coordinated agents, knowledge retrieval, and approval checkpoints.
    • Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment, plus APIs and embedded chat.

    Where it doesn't

    • Feature development ceased July 29, 2026, and the repository was archived August 10, 2026.
    • Official core-team operations ended August 31, 2026.
    • Historical paid plans started at $35/month; ongoing service is not assured.

  • Orloj — where it wins

    • YAML manifests define agents, tools, policies, and workflows.
    • Governance includes tool permissions, approval gates, and fail-closed policies.
    • Tracing, retries, and sandboxed tool execution support operational control.

    Where it doesn't

    • No visual builder; workflows are defined through declarative YAML.
    • Managed Cloud is marked coming soon, with usage-based pricing unpublished.
    • The Community plan does not include the Enterprise SSO/SAML features.
  • Flowise8.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $35/mo

    Flowise paired visual agent building with multi-agent orchestration, but development has ended.

    Explore FlowiseFull verdict →
  • Orloj6.8/10 · Free plan

    A policy-controlled runtime for defining, routing, and observing multi-agent workflows.

    Visit OrlojFull verdict →

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