difyvspiped
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dify | piped | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in AI Workflows | #1 of 36 in Video Streaming |
| GitHub stars | 159 851 | 10 295 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 841 | +37 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 0 |
| Latest release | 1.18.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Vue |
Which one should you pick?
dify scores 90/100 against 70/100 for piped, so it is the safer default.
dify ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for piped.
dify is growing faster right now (+2 841 stars in 30 days).