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Dify

Category: AI Infrastructure

An open-source, no-code/low-code LLMOps platform for building, deploying, and scaling generative AI applications and agentic workflows. Dify was founded in 2023. The company is led by Luyu Zhang. Based in Menlo Park, United States. Team size: 60. Total funding raised: $41.5M. Latest round: Series Pre-A. Key investors include HSG, GL Ventures, 5Y Capital, Mizuho Leaguer Investment, Delian Capital, FutureX Capital.

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Menlo Park, United States
Team size
60
Total funding
$41.5M

Value proposition

Democratizes AI development by providing a visual, drag-and-drop interface that reduces integration time and costs, enabling rapid deployment of custom AI apps and bridging technical and non-technical teams.

Products and solutions

Visual Workflow Builder, Backend-as-a-Service API, Full LLMOps features (Multi-LLM support, RAG pipelines, observability), Agentic Workflows

Unique value

Combines a fully visual, no-code interface with production-grade LLMOps, an open API framework, and a focus on agentic workflows, making AI accessible to beginners while supporting complex enterprise needs.

Target customer

Developers, non-technical teams, ambitious enterprises, and cross-functional groups (e.g., product managers, engineers).

Industries served

Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Life Sciences, Manufacturing

Technology advantage

Seamless multi-LLM integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, etc.), visual orchestration that reduces latency and hallucination issues, and the ability to accelerate AI from concept to production at 10% of traditional costs.

How they differentiate

Open-source, intuitive drag-and-drop visual workflow builder with multi-LLM support and RAG pipelines, enabling rapid prototyping for both developers and non-technical users without deep coding expertise.

Main competitors

LangChain, Flowise, Azure ML

Key partnerships

AWS Bedrock, Major LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic), Enterprise customers (e.g., Ricoh, Volvo Cars, Maersk, ETS, Anker Innovations, Novartis), iSoftStone (integration partner)

Notable customers

Ricoh, Volvo Cars, Maersk, ETS, Anker Innovations, Novartis

Major milestones

Raised $30M Series Pre-A at a $180M valuation in March 2026, Surpassed 130,000 apps built on its cloud platform, Implemented native MCP integrations and advanced agentic AI/RAG pipelines

Growth metrics

More than 2,000 teams and 280 enterprises building on commercial versions; runs on over 1.4 million machines worldwide; ranks among GitHub's most-starred open-source repositories.

Market positioning

Democratizing, low-code LLMOps platform for mid-market B2B firms and startups

Geographic focus

Global

Patents and IP

No registered patents disclosed; relies on its open-source community edition and extensible architecture as core assets.

About Luyu Zhang

Former Product Leader at Tencent. Founded Dify in 2023.

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