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Dify vs E2B
Dify has 156,167 GitHub stars, 24,658 forks, 1,067 open issues and last shipped yesterday. E2B has 13,855 stars, 1,039 forks, 59 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Dify leads on adoption by 1,027% (156,167 vs 13,855 stars). Dify is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; E2B is written in Python under Apache-2.0. Dify has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, E2B 7%. Dify was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (agent, ai, gpt, llm), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Dify | E2B | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 156K | ★ 14K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 25K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Dify if
- You weight community size — 156K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick E2B if
- You want the E2B feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and E2B fits your workflow better
About Dify
Dify is an open source LLM application development platform built in TypeScript. It provides a visual interface for designing, testing, and deploying AI workflows, RAG pipelines, and agentic systems without writing extensive code. The platform lives in the generative AI development ecosystem and targets teams needing to move from prototype to production using consistent tooling across environments.
About E2B
E2B is open source infrastructure that runs AI generated code in secure isolated cloud sandboxes. It lives in the AI development platform ecosystem for agents, and it provides JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python SDKs for starting and controlling those sandboxes.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dify or E2B more popular?
Dify has 156,167 GitHub stars and E2B has 13,855. Dify has the larger community by that measure.
Are Dify and E2B free?
Both are open source. Dify has no licence declared in this registry, and E2B is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Dify and E2B?
Dify is written in TypeScript and E2B in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Dify or E2B?
Choose Dify if you want the larger community (156,167 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose E2B if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.