Quick comparison
| # | App | Pricing | Verified price | Open source | Platforms | Verified facts | Score |
|---|
| 1 |  Dify | Open source | $590 per workspace/year | Yes | Web, Self-hosted | 4 of 4 | 42.3 |
| 2 |  Langflow | Open source | — | Yes | Web, Windows, macOS +2 | 5 of 5 | 42.3 |
11. DifyTop pick
Best for: Developers and teams building LLM chatbots, agents and RAG apps they can self-host
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted
Why switch from Botpress
Open-source and self-hostable, with visual agent workflows and a built-in knowledge base.
Pros
- Visual workflow builder with agents, tools and logic
- Built-in knowledge base for answering from your own documents
- Self-hostable Community Edition via Docker Compose
- Works with many model providers
Cons
- Licence adds conditions beyond a standard open-source licence
- Steeper learning curve than simple no-code chatbot builders
- Cloud free tier has small message and app quotas
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.312
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
2Best for: Developers prototyping AI agents and RAG flows visually who want Python-level control
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Why switch from Botpress
Open-source and free to self-host, for developers who want code-level control over agent flows.
Pros
- MIT licensed and free to self-host
- Every component is editable Python code
- Can expose flows as MCP servers and connect to external MCP tools
- Works with many LLM providers and vector stores
Cons
- Assumes some understanding of LLM concepts like embeddings and vector stores
- Self-hosted production setups need your own scaling and monitoring
- No built-in channel integrations like WhatsApp or live-agent handoff
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.312
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula