Dify vs Gemini Enterprise: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Dify and Gemini Enterprise to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Dify
7.3/10
Open-source platform for building LLM apps, agents, RAG knowledge pipelines and visual AI workflows, available as cloud SaaS or self-hosted.
Gemini Enterprise
7.1/10
Google Cloud's workplace AI platform that combines Gemini models, permission-aware enterprise search, connectors, and no-code agents for business teams.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.3/10 | 7.1/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 8/10 | 5/10 |
| Customization | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Output Quality | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 9/10 |
| Security | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $59/mo Professional | $21/user/mo Business |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | $159/mo Team | $210/mo Business |
| Features | ||
| AI Agents | ||
| Chatbots | ||
| Enterprise Controls | ||
| Knowledge Base Search | ||
| Text Generation | ||
| Workflow Automation | ||
| API Access | Not listed | |
| Data Analysis | Not listed | |
| Image Generation | Not listed | |
| Private Deployment | Not listed | |
Dify vs Gemini Enterprise cost by team size
Dify costs less at 1 user; Gemini Enterprise costs less at 5 users; Dify costs less from 10 users.
| Team size | Dify | Gemini Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeSandbox | $21/moBusiness |
| 5 users | $159/moTeam | $105/moBusiness |
| 10 users | $159/moTeam | $210/moBusiness |
| 25 users | $159/moTeam | $525/moBusiness |
| 50 users | $159/moTeam | $1,050/moBusiness |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Dify
- Has a free plan (Gemini Enterprise does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: $159/mo vs $210/mo
- Higher Cost score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 7/10)
- Better fit for startups (9/10 vs 5/10)
Why choose Gemini Enterprise
- Higher Scalability score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 7/10)
Pros & Cons
Dify
Pros
- The Community Edition is free to self-host with no license fees, so the only costs are infrastructure and model APIs.
- The visual workflow builder lets a team build a RAG support workflow with human handoff in under an hour, according to one review.
- Document ingestion, chunking, embedding and retrieval are handled in a single interface.
- Teams can switch between many model providers per node, including local models via Ollama.
- Apps can be published as web apps, embeds, APIs or MCP tools.
Cons
- Self-hosting needs Docker or Kubernetes skills, and reviewers report scaling problems under heavy workloads.
- Reviewers say Dify has fewer connectors than rivals such as LangFlow.
- Multi-agent orchestration and built-in observability are basic.
- Workflows have no built-in version control, and the canvas can lag on large flows.
- Removing Dify branding from self-hosted apps requires a commercial license.
Gemini Enterprise
Pros
- Permission-aware search across connected company apps, with grounding in Google Search and the web
- Strong security controls on the higher editions: CMEK, VPC Service Controls, US or EU data residency, Access Transparency and Cloud Audit Logs
- Google states that enterprise prompts and data are not used to train its foundation models
- Standard and Plus scale without seat caps and include an Agent Marketplace and a no-code agent builder
- Tight fit with Google Workspace, which G2 reviewers praised
Cons
- Business edition has only selected connectors and no agent builder or marketplace
- Several prices, including Plus and Frontline, are not published by Google
- Usage beyond quotas, partner models and developer tools are billed separately, so costs are hard to predict
- Memory is per user, and Google's docs say source changes can take up to 24 hours to take effect
- G2 has only a small number of reviews, and one reviewer said memory seemed shorter after an update
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Dify scores higher on our AI Software criteria: 7.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Gemini Enterprise. The largest gap is in Cost: 8/10 for Dify and 5/10 for Gemini Enterprise.
Dify costs less for 10 users: about $159/mo on its Team plan, against about $210/mo on its Business plan for Gemini Enterprise, billed monthly.
Dify has a free plan; Gemini Enterprise does not list one.
Dify is the better fit for developers: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 5/10 for Gemini Enterprise.
