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Dify vs Suna
Dify has 156,167 GitHub stars, 24,658 forks, 1,067 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Suna has 20,218 stars, 3,434 forks, 74 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Dify leads on adoption by 672% (156,167 vs 20,218 stars). Dify is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Suna is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Dify has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Suna 17%. Suna was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai, 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 | Suna | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 156K | ★ 20K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 25K | ⑂ 3.4K |
| 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 Suna if
- You want the Suna feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Suna 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 Suna
Suna is an open source AI Management System for autonomous AI agents that complete real world work. It lives in the AI and machine learning ecosystem, specifically AI development platforms, and presents an open source alternative to Claude Cowork and ChatGPT Work. It packages agents, shared skills, company memory, connectors, and runtime configuration into a git repository, so teams can version, diff, audit, and reuse agent logic.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dify or Suna more popular?
Dify has 156,167 GitHub stars and Suna has 20,218. Dify has the larger community by that measure.
Are Dify and Suna free?
Neither Dify nor Suna declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Dify and Suna?
Dify is written in TypeScript and Suna in TypeScript. 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 Suna?
Choose Dify if you want the larger community (156,167 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Suna if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.