Updated April 29, 2026
Dify is an open-source platform for building LLM applications with both visual and code-based interfaces. It provides a workflow orchestration engine, RAG pipeline builder, agent framework, and model management—all accessible through a web UI. Dify supports 50+ LLM providers, offers enterprise features like SSO and access control, and can be self-hosted or used as a cloud service.
LangGraph is LangChain's graph-based orchestration framework for stateful, multi-step AI agents. Workflows are modeled as directed graphs with nodes and edges, supporting cycles, conditional routing, and durable state. v1.0 released in 2026 with full enterprise certifications. Used in production by Uber, JPMorgan, BlackRock, and Cisco.
Core capabilities each platform advertises.
What each tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.
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LangGraph and AutoGen are the only two frameworks with full enterprise certifications as of 2026. LangChain and LangGraph have 90M monthly downloads and power production at Uber, JPMorgan, BlackRock, and Cisco.
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