difyvspolar
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dify | polar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in AI Workflows | #1 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 159 861 | 10 435 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 735 | +156 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 1 |
| Latest release | 1.18.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
dify scores 90/100 against 71/100 for polar, so it is the safer default.
dify ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.
If you want the quickest setup, dify is easier to run; polar needs more configuration.
dify is growing faster right now (+2 735 stars in 30 days).