Comparison
Photon vs Dify
Dify has more GitHub stars (158,628 vs 100). Dify was updated more recently (last commit 3h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Photon
Define intent once. Photon turns a single TypeScript file into CLI tools, MCP servers, and web interfaces.
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git clone https://github.com/portel-dev/photon
Dify
Build Agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace. Deploy on cloud, VPC, or self-hosted, so teams move from prototype…
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git clone https://github.com/langgenius/dify| Metric | Photon | Dify |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | MCP server |
| GitHub stars | 100 | 158,628 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | +45 |
| Forks | 5 | 25,066 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | n/a |
| Last commit | 1w ago | 3h ago |
| Created | Nov 2025 | Apr 2023 |
| Categories | Cloud & infra, Memory & knowledge, AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling, Memory & knowledge, Frameworks & SDKs |