dify vs Open WebUI

Two apps that both cover knowledge.

 difyOpen WebUI
Stars160,535157,915
In stacks12
Tasksmulti-agent, knowledge, codingknowledge
Last update2026-11-062026-11-06
LicenseNOASSERTIONNOASSERTION
LanguagePythonSvelte
Install—docker run -d -p 3000:8080 --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway -v open-webui:/app/backend/data --name open-webui ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main
SourceRepositoryRepository

How to choose

  • Both are apps that cover knowledge.
  • dify leads on stars (160,535 to 157,915, 1.0×).
  • dify also covers multi-agent, coding.
  • No stack in the registry uses both.
  • dify was updated more recently.

Numbers are a snapshot from 2026-11-06. Check each repository before you commit.

Used together

No stack in the registry uses both yet — they compete rather than pair.