Flowise

Open-source drag-and-drop builder for LLM chatbots, RAG assistants and multi-agent flows, now wound down.

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Updated Nov 7, 2026 · AppBreakup editorial · Web, Self-hosted

Flowise has been discontinued. Development stopped in July 2026 and end of life was 31 August 2026, according to the Flowise sunset page.

Is Flowise free?

Yes, free and open source

License:: Apache 2.0

Checked on Flowise's site Nov 8, 2026

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n8n
Cloud starting price: €20/month (annual), 2.5K executions
Langflow
Open source
Botpress
Starting price: $150/month billed annually (Plus)

Verified facts: 4 of 4
Alternatives ranked: 6
Approved reviews: 0
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About Flowise

Flowise is an open-source visual builder for LLM apps. Instead of writing LangChain-style code, you wire nodes on a canvas: a model, a vector store, document loaders, tools and memory. The result runs as a chatbot, a retrieval (RAG) assistant or a multi-agent workflow. Finished flows are exposed through a REST API, TypeScript and Python SDKs, or an embeddable chat widget. It runs on Node.js and installs with npm or Docker, and there was also a hosted Flowise Cloud with a free tier and paid plans. In July 2026 the team announced it was winding the project down. The GitHub repository was archived in August 2026, and official support ended on 31 August 2026. The Apache 2.0 code stays available, so existing self-hosted installs keep working and teams can fork it. Nobody is fixing bugs or patching security issues any more, though, so new projects are better off with an actively maintained builder such as Langflow, Dify, Botpress or n8n.

Best for: Teams already running Flowise flows who need to plan a migration or keep a fork alive.

What works

Visual canvas covers chatbots, RAG and multi-agent flows
Apache 2.0 code can be forked and self-hosted
Flows are callable by API, SDK or an embeddable widget

Why people leave

Officially discontinued: no new features or security fixes
GitHub repository is archived, so issues and PRs are locked
Self-hosting needs Node.js and server upkeep

Flowise vs n8n, Langflow and Botpress

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Attribute	Flowise	n8n	Langflow	Botpress
Pricing	Open source	Free plan + paid	Open source	Free plan + paid
Verified price	—	€20/month (annual), 2.5K executions	—	$150/month billed annually (Plus)
Free plan	Free app	Yes	Free app	Yes, $0 with 100 conversations
Open source	Yes	No	Yes	No
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Web

Top Flowise alternatives

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1
n8n
Self-hostable workflow tool with built-in AI agent nodes, plus hundreds of app integrations beyond LLM flows.
69.4
2
Langflow
The closest open-source swap: another visual canvas for agents and RAG, actively maintained and MIT licensed.
68.8
3
Botpress
Maintained visual bot builder with hosting, channels and analytics handled for you.
61.8
4
Voiceflow
Hosted agent designer with team collaboration, suited to support bots that need chat and voice.
59.4
5
Chatbase
Much simpler hosted option if you mainly used Flowise for a chatbot trained on your docs.
57.5

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Flowise: common questions

What is Flowise?

Flowise: Open-source drag-and-drop builder for LLM chatbots, RAG assistants and multi-agent flows, now wound down. Best for teams already running Flowise flows who need to plan a migration or keep a fork alive. Available for Web, and you can host it yourself.

Is Flowise free?

Yes. Flowise is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Flowise open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at FlowiseAI/Flowise. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Flowise run on?

Flowise is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Flowise?

The highest-ranked Flowise alternatives right now are n8n, Langflow and Botpress. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

Flowise vs n8n: what's the difference?

Flowise is free and open source; n8n is free with paid plans. Flowise is open source and n8n is not. Both run on Web.

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Flowise facts

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End of life: 31 August 2026; Checked Nov 8, 2026flowiseai.com(opens source in a new tab); “August 31, 2026 End of Life (EOL) Official core team presence in Discord and GitHub will conclude.”
License: Apache 2.0; Checked Nov 8, 2026flowiseai.com(opens source in a new tab); “Moving forward, Flowise source code will still remain on Github and the Apache 2.0 licensed code is yours to keep building on.”
Repository status: Archived; Checked Nov 8, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “Status: archived.”
Install: npm or Docker (Node.js 18.15+ / 20+); Checked Nov 8, 2026docs.flowiseai.com(opens source in a new tab); “Node v18.15.0 or v20 and above is supported.”