UiPath Agentic Automation vs Dify

UiPath Agentic Automation9.4Visit Dify8.3Visit

Higher score UiPath Agentic Automation #1 in AI Agent Platforms 9.4/10 Free plan · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit UiPath

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

• UiPath Agentic Automation fits best

  Governed enterprise agent automation

• Dify fits best

  Teams wanting a broad, affordable agent builder

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Side by side

Feature	UiPath Agentic Automation 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Dify 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.3
Ranking	#1 in AI Agent Platforms	#12 in AI Agent Platforms
Best for	Governed enterprise agent automation	Teams wanting a broad, affordable agent builder
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	60 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs, Tickets	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	8 integrations	260+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features UiPath Agentic Automation 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	Combines visual and code-first agent development Coordinates agents, robots, APIs, workflows, and human tasks Includes governance, grounding, audit trails, and PII masking	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	Voice agents are Preview and available only in Automation Cloud Voice agents do not support live transfer to a person Basic offers minimal capabilities for continuous process optimization	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	UiPath Agentic Automation brings AI agents, robots, APIs, workflows, and human tasks into one governed platform. It is designed for enterprises managing complex, cross-system, document-heavy, and long-running business processes. Teams can… 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

• UiPath Agentic Automation — where it wins

  • Combines visual and code-first agent development
  • Coordinates agents, robots, APIs, workflows, and human tasks
  • Includes governance, grounding, audit trails, and PII masking

  Where it doesn't

  • Voice agents are Preview and available only in Automation Cloud
  • Voice agents do not support live transfer to a person
  • Basic offers minimal capabilities for continuous process optimization

• 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

• UiPath Agentic Automation9.4/10 · Free plan · 60-day trial

  A governed platform for coordinating agents, robots, APIs, workflows, and people.

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• Dify8.3/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit DifyFull verdict →