Side-by-side comparison · Automation & Workflows
Composio vs Dify
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
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At a glance
Pick it if: People who already use Claude or ChatGPT every day and want it to act in their business apps, plus developers building agents that need app access.
Pick it if: Small businesses and agencies that want a custom AI chatbot or agent trained on their own documents, without hiring a developer to build it from scratch.
Overview
| Attribute | Composio | Dify |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Plug Claude or ChatGPT into 1,500+ apps so it can send the email, not just draft it. | Build AI chatbots, agents and workflows on a visual canvas, hosted or on your own server. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $29/mo | $59/mo per workspace |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Composio | Dify |
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| Overall rating | 4.2Winner | 4.1 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Composio | Dify |
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| Access & platform | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | No |
| Desktop app | No | No |
| Browser extension | No | No |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | ||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | Yes |
| AI abilities | ||
| Works with your files | No | Yes |
| Understands images | – | Yes |
| Makes images | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No |
| Writes code | No | – |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | – |
| Works in many languages | No | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 6/ 17 | 10/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Composio | Dify |
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| Plans | HobbyOur pick Free Individuals connecting their own assistant to their own apps. | Community Edition Free (self-hosted) Anyone comfortable running it on their own server. |
Pro $29/mo Teams, or products with real users calling tools. | Sandbox Free Trying Dify Cloud before you pay. | |
Enterprise Custom Companies with security reviews and high volume. | ProfessionalOur pick $59/mo per workspace, or $590/yr A small business running a few AI apps for real. | |
Team $159/mo per workspace, or $1,590/yr Bigger teams with lots of apps and users. | ||
Enterprise Custom Companies that need a private deployment with support. | ||
| Which plan to pick | If you are connecting your own Claude or ChatGPT to your own apps, Hobby is all you need. Move to Pro when a team or a product of yours starts using it, so usage keeps running past the free cap instead of pausing until next month. | Build your first bot on the free Sandbox. Move to Professional when it goes live, and plug in your own Claude or OpenAI API key so you don't run out of message credits. Self-host only if you or someone on your team is happy looking after a server. Prices exclude tax. |
Key features
Pros and cons
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Composio or Dify?
Composio scores highest overall in our ratings (Composio 4.2/5 and Dify 4.1/5). Composio is best for Letting Claude act in Gmail, Slack and your CRM and one connector instead of dozens of MCP servers. Dify is best for A chatbot that answers from your own documents and Internal AI assistants for staff.
Which is cheaper, Composio or Dify?
Composio: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $29/mo. Dify: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $59/mo per workspace.
Which is easier to use, Composio or Dify?
Composio rates highest for ease of use in our scores. People who already use Claude or ChatGPT every day and want it to act in their business apps, plus developers building agents that need app access.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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