Portkey
coding
Open-source AI gateway and control plane for production Gen AI.
Pricing
Free plan
Rating
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Votes
0
Head-to-head comparison
Portkey vs Dify
Compare Portkey and Dify side by side across pricing, features, ratings, pros, cons, best-fit use cases, and alternatives.
Dify
coding
Open-source platform for building production-ready LLM apps and agents.
Pricing
Free plan
Rating
—
Votes
0
Feature comparison
Feature
Portkey
Dify
Category
coding
coding
Pricing
Free plan
Free plan
Free plan
API access
Mobile app
Browser extension
Team collaboration
Custom training
Self-hosted option
Offline mode
Multi-language support
Portkey pros and cons
Fully open-source, self-hostable gateway for data control and no lock-in
Access to more than 1,600 models through one API
Broad feature set spanning observability, guardrails, routing, prompts, and cost control
Transparent, relatively cheap entry with free and ~$49 tiers
Adds a network hop and dependency in the critical request path
Log-volume-based pricing can get complex or expensive at scale
Free-tier logging caps and short retention are tight for real debugging
Dify pros and cons
Genuinely open-source and self-hostable for strong data control
All-in-one: workflow, RAG, agents, and prompt IDE in one workspace
Low-code visual canvas lowers the barrier to building
Broad model and provider support, including self-hosted models
License is not fully permissive; multi-tenant resale and branding removal are prohibited
Real cost is dominated by separate LLM token spend, not the platform fee
Message-credit model on paid tiers can feel limiting at scale
Which one should you choose?
Best overall signal
Portkey
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Best value signal
Portkey
Selected using free-plan availability and engagement signals.
Best for
Portkey
- routing across many LLMs
- production reliability and fallbacks
- AI governance and guardrails
- cost and usage control
- Teams routing production traffic across many LLMs
Dify
- building AI agents fast
- self-hosted RAG apps
- visual LLM workflows
- teams needing data control
- Teams building LLM apps and agents quickly
FAQ
Is Portkey better than Dify?
It depends on your use case. Compare category fit, pricing, feature availability, and ratings before choosing.
Which tool has a free plan?
Portkey and Dify offer a free plan based on current Toolglade data.