Dify vs Langdock Comparison
Compare Dify vs Langdock features, pricing, and more.
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.
Langdock
7.1/10
Langdock is a Berlin-based, EU-hosted AI workspace where company teams chat with many AI models, build custom agents, and automate workflows under central governance.
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 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Output Quality | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $59/mo Professional | €23/user/mo Core |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | $159/mo Team | €232/mo Core |
| Features | ||
| AI Agents | ||
| API Access | ||
| Chatbots | ||
| Enterprise Controls | ||
| Knowledge Base Search | ||
| Private Deployment | ||
| Text Generation | ||
| Workflow Automation | ||
| Transcription | Not listed | |
Dify vs Langdock cost by team size
| Team size | Dify | Langdock |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeSandbox | €23/moCore |
| 5 users | $159/moTeam | €116/moCore |
| 10 users | $159/moTeam | €232/moCore |
| 25 users | $159/moTeam | €580/moCore |
| 50 users | $159/moTeam | €1,160/moCore |
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 (Langdock does not)
- Higher Cost score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 8/10)
- Better fit for startups (9/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for developers (9/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose Langdock
- Higher Scalability score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Output Quality 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.
Langdock
Pros
- Access to 40+ models from several providers in one interface, so teams can switch models without buying separate ChatGPT and Claude licences.
- Strong EU compliance posture: ISO 27001 certification, a SOC 2 Type II audit, GDPR compliance and EU hosting on Azure.
- SSO, SCIM and SAML are included even on the entry Core plan.
- Non-technical staff can build no-code agents with their own knowledge bases and permissions.
- Deployment options range from multi-tenant SaaS to single-tenant, bring-your-own-cloud and on-premise Kubernetes.
Cons
- There is no permanent free tier, only a 7-day trial.
- Dedicated and on-premise deployments require 2,000 to 5,000+ seats.
- Reviewers say its workflows still leave many actions to humans, so automation of operational tasks is limited.
- Building advanced agents has a learning curve.
- Per-seat pricing with Max seat upgrades and workflow add-ons can get expensive for small teams.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Dify scores higher on our AI Software criteria: 7.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Langdock. The largest gap is in Cost: 8/10 for Dify and 5/10 for Langdock.
Dify has a free plan; Langdock does not list one.
Dify is the better fit for startups: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 4/10 for Langdock.
