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Dify
DevelopersLangGenius, Inc.
Initial releaseMarch 2023
Written inPython, TypeScript
PlatformWeb, cloud computing, self-hosted
TypeAI application development platform
Websitehttps://dify.ai

Dify is an open-source platform for building and operating applications based on large language models (LLMs). It is developed by LangGenius, Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and was first released in March 2023. The software is written in Python and TypeScript, and runs either as a managed cloud service or as a self-hosted installation.

By early 2026, the platform had been deployed on more than 1.4 million machines across more than 175 countries. Enterprise customers at that time included Maersk, Novartis, Deloitte, ETS, and Anker Innovations.[1]

Overview

Dify centers on a visual workflow editor where developers connect modular nodes — covering LLM calls, document retrieval, conditional branching, and HTTP requests — to compose multi-step AI pipelines. Finished applications can run as standalone chat interfaces or serve as API endpoints consumed by other systems.[1]

The platform includes a built-in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipeline for connecting applications to custom knowledge bases, and supports large language models from multiple providers — among them OpenAI, Anthropic, and locally hosted models served through Ollama. Model credentials and routing are configured from a shared settings panel rather than hard-coded into individual workflows.[2]

The self-hosted Community Edition is distributed under a custom license based on the Apache License 2.0, with additional restrictions on multi-tenant commercial redistribution. A separate enterprise edition is available with additional features and dedicated support.

History

LangGenius, Inc. was founded in early 2023, and Dify launched in March of that year. Its source code was published on GitHub under the project's open-source license in the same period.

The platform grew substantially during 2024. TechCrunch, in a March 2025 article ranking open-source startups by GitHub star growth, placed LangGenius third overall, reporting that the Dify repository had grown 326 percent over the course of 2024 — from roughly 13,000 stars to nearly 57,000 — and had since climbed past 84,000.[3] In April 2024, LangGenius released an AI Workflow feature — available in both the cloud and self-hosted editions — adding visual support for multi-step automation pipelines.

LangGenius released version 1.0.0 of Dify in 2025. That year the company opened a Japanese subsidiary, LangGenius K.K., in Tokyo. Enterprise adoption in Japan accelerated through a series of commercial partnerships: in October 2025, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) announced it would resell Dify Enterprise to its clients, setting a target of ¥3 billion in related sales over three years;[4] NTT DATA Corporation and Japan Information Processing Company (JIP) chose Dify Enterprise as the technical foundation for a jointly developed SaaS AI agent service.[5] Japanese technology publications reported on these developments and the broader growth of Dify within enterprise AI projects.[6][7]

In March 2026, LangGenius raised $30 million in a Series Pre-A round at a post-money valuation of $180 million. The round was led by HSG, with participation from GL Ventures, Alt-Alpha Capital (a Bessemer Venture Partners spin-out), 5Y Capital, Mizuho Leaguer Investment, and NYX Ventures.[8][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dify Raises $30 million Series Pre-A to Power Enterprise-Grade Agentic Workflows". VentureBeat. 2026-03-09. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  2. ^ a b "Dify Raises $30M in Series Pre-A Funding". FinSMEs. 2026-03-09. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  3. ^ Sawers, Paul (2025-03-22). "The 20 hottest open source startups of 2024". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  4. ^ "Launch of Dify Enterprise, No-Code AI Agent Development Platform". ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation. 2025-10-24. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  5. ^ "Dify Enterprise Supports New AI Services by NTT DATA, JIP". IT Business Today. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  6. ^ "自分好みのAIチャット相手を簡単に作れる「Dify」が面白い". ASCII Japan. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  7. ^ "生成AIのビジネス導入加速へ　開発ツール「Dify」がもたらす民主化". Weekly BCN. 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  8. ^ "Dify Secures $30 Million to Help Businesses Deploy AI Agents". PYMNTS. 2026-03-09. Retrieved 2026-03-17.

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