--- title: "awesome-n8n-templates vs dify" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates-vs-langgenius-dify" tools: ["enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates", "langgenius-dify"] --- # awesome-n8n-templates vs dify *GraphCanon updated Oct 4, 2026* ## Verdict Pick awesome-n8n-templates if awesome-n8n-templates is aimed at users who are looking to rapidly deploy a wide variety of pre-built automation workflows using the n8n platform, spanning services like email, social media, AI agents, and DevOps; pick dify if dify is a platform for creating agentic workflows and RAG pipelines, supporting various AI models and tools, deployable on cloud, VPC, or. [awesome-n8n-templates](https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/h1pwwf5m4toe) reports 25k GitHub stars, 6.5k forks, and 15 open issues, last pushed Sep 12, 2026. [dify](https://dify.ai) has 156k stars, 25k forks, and 1.1k open issues, last pushed Sep 18, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome-n8n-templates's repository](https://github.com/enescingoz/awesome-n8n-templates) and [dify's repository](https://github.com/langgenius/dify). | | [awesome-n8n-templates](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates.md) | [dify](/tools/langgenius-dify.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Repository containing over 280 free automation templates for n8n, supporting a variety of services including chatbots and DevOps. | Build Agentic workflows and RAG pipelines with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace. | | Stars | 25,471 | 156,243 | | Forks | 6,475 | 24,675 | | Open issues | 15 | 1,103 | | Language | - | TypeScript | | Adopt for | awesome-n8n-templates is aimed at users who are looking to rapidly deploy a wide variety of pre-built automation workflows using the n8n platform, spanning services like email, social media, AI agents, and DevOps. | Dify is a platform for creating agentic workflows and RAG pipelines, supporting various AI models and tools, deployable on cloud, VPC, or self-hosted environments. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Other | | Categories | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [awesome-n8n-templates](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates.md) | [dify](/tools/langgenius-dify.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 7d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 15 | 1.1k | | Stars delta | +677 (30d) | +4.5k (30d) | | Open issues delta | +11 (30d) | +172 (30d) | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/langgenius-dify/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: awesome-n8n-templates - **Pricing:** freemium - The repository offers free access to over 280 ready-to-use workflow templates which can be used within the n8n platform, a tool that is both free and open-source. Note that any paid subscriptions or付费 - **Requirements:** * Requires an active account on n8n to import and utilize templates. - **Adopt for:** awesome-n8n-templates is aimed at users who are looking to rapidly deploy a wide variety of pre-built automation workflows using the n8n platform, spanning services like email, social media, AI agents, and DevOps. ## Decision facts: dify - **Adopt for:** Dify is a platform for creating agentic workflows and RAG pipelines, supporting various AI models and tools, deployable on cloud, VPC, or self-hosted environments. ## Choose when ### Choose awesome-n8n-templates if… - Pricing: The repository offers free access to over 280 ready-to-use workflow templates which can be used within the n8n platform, a tool that is both free and open-source. Note that any paid subscriptions or付费. - Requirements: * Requires an active account on n8n to import and utilize templates.. - Tags unique to awesome-n8n-templates: automation-templates, low-code, n8n-template, no-code-automation. - * When you're leveraging n8n specifically and need ready-to-use automated workflows for various platforms such as Gmail, Telegram, Slack, etc. ### Choose dify if… - Tags unique to dify: agent, agentic-ai, agentic-framework, agentic-workflow. - Also covers Developer Tools. - When you need a collaborative workspace that supports rich AI model and tool integration for agentic workflows and RAG pipelines. ## When NOT to use awesome-n8n-templates - * When your automation needs are highly specialized and none of the existing over 280 provided templates match those requirements, necessitating custom development. - * If you're not using n8n for your automation processes, opting instead for other platforms that do not support these specific.json template files. ## When NOT to use dify - If your project does not require agentic workflows or RAG pipelines, and you are looking for a more general-purpose AI development tool. - When you need a platform that does not require Docker and Docker Compose for setup, as Dify's quick start guide assumes these prerequisites. - If your team prefers a platform with a different licensing model, as Dify uses a modified Apache 2.0 license with additional conditions. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between awesome-n8n-templates and dify? awesome-n8n-templates: Repository containing over 280 free automation templates for n8n, supporting a variety of services including chatbots and DevOps.. dify: Build Agentic workflows and RAG pipelines with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose awesome-n8n-templates over dify? Choose awesome-n8n-templates over dify when Pricing: The repository offers free access to over 280 ready-to-use workflow templates which can be used within the n8n platform, a tool that is both free and open-source. Note that any paid subscriptions or付费; Requirements: * Requires an active account on n8n to import and utilize templates.; Tags unique to awesome-n8n-templates: automation-templates, low-code, n8n-template, no-code-automation; * When you're leveraging n8n specifically and need ready-to-use automated workflows for various platforms such as Gmail, Telegram, Slack, etc. ### When should I choose dify over awesome-n8n-templates? Choose dify over awesome-n8n-templates when Tags unique to dify: agent, agentic-ai, agentic-framework, agentic-workflow; Also covers Developer Tools; When you need a collaborative workspace that supports rich AI model and tool integration for agentic workflows and RAG pipelines. ### When should I avoid awesome-n8n-templates? * When your automation needs are highly specialized and none of the existing over 280 provided templates match those requirements, necessitating custom development. * If you're not using n8n for your automation processes, opting instead for other platforms that do not support these specific.json template files. ### When should I avoid dify? If your project does not require agentic workflows or RAG pipelines, and you are looking for a more general-purpose AI development tool. When you need a platform that does not require Docker and Docker Compose for setup, as Dify's quick start guide assumes these prerequisites. If your team prefers a platform with a different licensing model, as Dify uses a modified Apache 2.0 license with additional conditions. ### Is awesome-n8n-templates or dify more popular on GitHub? dify has more GitHub stars (156,243 vs 25,471). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are awesome-n8n-templates and dify open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome-n8n-templates: Other, dify: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to awesome-n8n-templates or dify? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome-n8n-templates alternatives](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/alternatives) and [dify alternatives](/tools/langgenius-dify/alternatives) ([awesome-n8n-templates markdown twin](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/alternatives.md), [dify markdown twin](/tools/langgenius-dify/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates-vs-langgenius-dify.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, awesome-n8n-templates or dify? awesome-n8n-templates: Active. dify: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for awesome-n8n-templates and dify? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome-n8n-templates trust report](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/trust); [dify trust report](/tools/langgenius-dify/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_