MaxKB vs Dify
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
MaxKB
Open-source RAG and workflow platform for building enterprise agents
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Dify
Open-source LLM app builder: workflows, agents, RAG, one canvas
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.2 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Open Source | Open Source |
| Free tier | — | Sandbox plan: 200 message credits total (one-time trial, not monthly), 5 apps, 50 knowledge documents, 50 MB storage, 1 workspace member — free on Dify Cloud |
| Paid from | — | $59/month (Professional plan, billed monthly; annual billing saves $118/year) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | Over 1.4 million machines (self-hosted), 180,000+ developers |
| Founded | — | 2023 |
| Maker | — | — |
| Verdict | MaxKB is one of the more credible self-hosted RAG platforms to come out of China's open-source scene — 21,000+ GitHub stars, active releases, and a straightforward path from PDF upload to a working chatbot with citations... |
Dify's pitch has held up: a visual canvas for workflows, agents and RAG, backed by a fully open codebase you can self-host, with LangGenius's own $30M Series Pre-A in March 2026 proof the model works commercially too. Th... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.