Difference Between MaxKB and Dify

MaxKB and Dify are both open-source projects based on large language model technology, with differences in product positioning and capabilities:

• Different product positioning: Dify is positioned as a development platform for large model applications, falling into the middleware category; MaxKB is positioned as an intelligent Q&A assistant based on large models and RAG, serving as an out-of-the-box final application.
• Product capability comparison: The following table is a capability comparison with LangChain, Flowise and other products provided by Dify's official documentation; MaxKB is an application built on LangChain that fills the gaps in enterprise-level features such as Workflow and SSO that LangChain lacks.

Features	Dify.AI	LangChain	Flowise	OpenAI Assistant API	MaxKB(Built on LangChain)
Programming Method	API + Application-oriented	Python Code	Application-oriented	API-oriented	API + Application-oriented
Supported LLMs	Rich variety	Rich variety	Rich variety	OpenAI only	Rich variety
RAG Engine	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Agent	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅
Workflow	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Observability	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅
Enterprise Features (SSO/Access Control)	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅
Self-hosted Deployment	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅