difyvsLocal Deep Research
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dify | Local Deep Research | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in AI Workflows | #11 of 120 in AI Assistant |
| GitHub stars | 159 833 | 9 435 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 823 | +312 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 24 |
| Latest release | 1.18.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | v1.10.7 · 28 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
dify scores 90/100 against 74/100 for Local Deep Research, so it is the safer default.
Local Deep Research ships more often: 24 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for dify.
dify is growing faster right now (+2 823 stars in 30 days).
dify details →Local Deep Research details →