difyvsNATS
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dify | NATS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in AI Workflows | #2 of 12 in Message Broker |
| GitHub stars | 159 833 | 20 954 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 823 | +192 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 18 |
| Latest release | 1.18.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | v2.14.9 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
dify scores 90/100 against 80/100 for NATS, so it is the safer default.
NATS ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for dify.
dify is growing faster right now (+2 823 stars in 30 days).