Comparison
zen vs Dify
Dify has more GitHub stars (158,583 vs 1,184). Dify was updated more recently (last commit 11h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
zen
Selfhosted notes app. Single golang binary, notes stored as markdown within SQLite, full-text search, very low resource usage
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go install github.com/air-verse/air@latest
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 | zen | Dify |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | MCP server |
| GitHub stars | 1,184 | 158,583 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | n/a |
| Forks | 64 | 25,053 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | n/a |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 11h ago |
| Created | Jan 2025 | Apr 2023 |
| Categories | Databases, Search & web, Memory & knowledge | AI & LLM tooling, Memory & knowledge, Frameworks & SDKs |