flowise-aivsSim
Two self-hosted AI Agents projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| flowise-ai | Sim | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #22 of 209 in AI Agents | #14 of 209 in AI Agents |
| GitHub stars | 55 561 | 30 074 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +72 | +293 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 180 |
| Latest release | flowise@3.1.4 · 29 Jul 2026 | v0.9.48 · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Sim scores 78/100 against 74/100 for flowise-ai, so it is the safer default.
Sim ships more often: 180 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for flowise-ai.
If you want the quickest setup, flowise-ai is easier to run; Sim needs more configuration.
Sim is growing faster right now (+293 stars in 30 days).
flowise-ai is archived, so it won't get fixes. Prefer the other one for anything long-lived.
Key differences
- Platforms only flowise-ai lists: Docker, Node.js.
- Platforms only Sim lists: macOS.
- Features only flowise-ai lists: Broad LLM/vector-store support, Custom MCP tool support, Execution traces and metrics, Horizontal scaling with queue and 5 more.
- Features only Sim lists: Audit Logging, Built-in tables, CLI, Knowledge bases and 8 more.
- Both offer: REST API.
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