difyvsporta
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dify | porta | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 42/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in AI Workflows | #122 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 159 843 | 211 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 833 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 17 |
| Latest release | 1.18.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | v0.16.2 · 9 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
dify scores 90/100 against 42/100 for porta, so it is the safer default.
porta ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for dify.
dify is growing faster right now (+2 833 stars in 30 days).