StackAI vs Dify

StackAI9.2Visit Dify8.3Visit

Higher score StackAI #3 in AI Agent Platforms 9.2/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit StackAI

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Dify #12 in AI Agent Platforms 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Dify

• StackAI fits best

  Enterprise teams needing governed multimodal agents

• Dify fits best

  Teams wanting a broad, affordable agent builder

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Side by side

Feature	StackAI 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Dify 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.3
Ranking	#3 in AI Agent Platforms	#12 in AI Agent Platforms
Best for	Enterprise teams needing governed multimodal agents	Teams wanting a broad, affordable agent builder
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Email, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	300+ integrations	260+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features StackAI 5/5 · Dify 4/5
Visual agent builder	✓	✓
Multi-agent support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Knowledge grounding	✓	✓
Voice agent support	✓	✓
Human handoff	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Visual multi-agent workflows with knowledge bases and RAG 300+ enterprise integrations plus MCP server support On-premises, VPC, RBAC, approvals, and version control	Visual workflows combine models, tools, code, branching, and approvals RAG, knowledge bases, tracing, and observability support production workflows Cloud, API, web app, MCP, and self-hosted deployment options
Cons	Enterprise pricing is custom rather than publicly stated The Free plan is limited to one team member The Free plan includes two projects and 500 runs per month	Sandbox is limited to 200 message credits and 5 apps Voice support depends on a marketplace extension Paid cloud plans limit members, apps, and knowledge storage by tier
Our verdict	StackAI is an enterprise platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents and agentic workflows. It is aimed at teams that need visual workflow design, multi-agent orchestration, knowledge bases, and connections to business… Read the review →	Dify is an open-source platform for building AI applications, agent workflows, and retrieval-augmented generation systems. It suits teams that want to combine model calls, knowledge retrieval, tools, code, branching, triggers, iteration,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• StackAI — where it wins

  • Visual multi-agent workflows with knowledge bases and RAG
  • 300+ enterprise integrations plus MCP server support
  • On-premises, VPC, RBAC, approvals, and version control

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than publicly stated
  • The Free plan is limited to one team member
  • The Free plan includes two projects and 500 runs per month

• Dify — where it wins

  • Visual workflows combine models, tools, code, branching, and approvals
  • RAG, knowledge bases, tracing, and observability support production workflows
  • Cloud, API, web app, MCP, and self-hosted deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Sandbox is limited to 200 message credits and 5 apps
  • Voice support depends on a marketplace extension
  • Paid cloud plans limit members, apps, and knowledge storage by tier

• StackAI9.2/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

  A broad agent platform for enterprise workflows, governance, and private deployment.

  Visit StackAIFull verdict →
• Dify8.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad agent builder with visual workflows, RAG, publishing, and self-hosting.

  Visit DifyFull verdict →