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Dify vs OpenAI Agents SDK

Compare up to four tools by their main job, cost, setup requirements, and data security. Choose two to four tools below.

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AI Agent Platforms and Orchestration

Costs are planning estimates, not vendor quotes. See the assumptions below.

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LangGenius
72TriVista score

Dify

A low-code platform for building AI agents and chatbots, free to self-host, with paid cloud plans starting at $590 a year.

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OpenAI
81TriVista score

OpenAI Agents SDK

A free, open-source developer library from OpenAI for building custom AI agents in code, with tools and handoffs between agents.

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Dify72 TriVista score
OpenAI Agents SDK81 TriVista score
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#10
#1
Research confidence
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Cost

Tool
Dify72 TriVista score
OpenAI Agents SDK81 TriVista score
Plans and pricing
Commercial / enterprise. Planning allowance - confirm current public price or quote
Commercial / enterprise. Planning allowance - confirm current public price or quote
First year
$91.9KBase estimateLow $57.8K · High $149.2K
$91.9KBase estimateLow $57.8K · High $149.2K
Per user or unit
$91.9KBase estimateLow $57.8K · High $149.2KPer production deployment, first year
$91.9KBase estimateLow $57.8K · High $149.2KPer production deployment, first year
Three years
$184.7KBase estimateLow $121.4K · High $288K
$184.7KBase estimateLow $121.4K · High $288K
Cost assumptions
This scenario uses a category-based allowance, not a verified price for this product. Based on 1 production deployment. Confirm the vendor’s billing unit and current price or quote before budgeting.
This scenario uses a category-based allowance, not a verified price for this product. Based on 1 production deployment. Confirm the vendor’s billing unit and current price or quote before budgeting.

Setup and security

Tool
Dify72 TriVista score
OpenAI Agents SDK81 TriVista score
Setup requirements
Confirm current product identity, commercial packaging, data processing terms, sign-in and access rules, retention, integrations, support model, implementation effort, and rollback conditions.
Confirm current product identity, commercial packaging, data processing terms, sign-in and access rules, retention, integrations, support model, implementation effort, and rollback conditions.
Data and security
Confirm encryption, how the vendor uses your data, customer data separation, how long data stays and how to delete it, activity records, sign-in and user setup, where data is handled, other companies that process data, past incidents, and what your team must manage.
Confirm encryption, how the vendor uses your data, customer data separation, how long data stays and how to delete it, activity records, sign-in and user setup, where data is handled, other companies that process data, past incidents, and what your team must manage.
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Before you choose

Test the shortlisted tools on the same task with the same success criteria. Confirm current pricing, data terms, and setup requirements, and resolve any research holds before approving a pilot. Scores rank tools within their own category, not across all tools.

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