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Langflow vs Alokai
Langflow has 154,943 GitHub stars, 10,108 forks, 1,056 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Alokai has 10,942 stars, 2,064 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Langflow leads on adoption by 1,316% (154,943 vs 10,942 stars). Langflow is written in Python under MIT; Alokai is written in various languages under a licence not recorded in this registry. Langflow has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Alokai 19%. Langflow was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Langflow | Alokai | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 155K | ★ 11K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-06-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 10K | ⑂ 2.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Langflow if
- You weight community size — 155K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Alokai if
- You want the Alokai feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You evaluated both and Alokai fits your workflow better
About Langflow
Langflow is a visual builder platform for designing, testing, and deploying AI agents and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) pipelines. It lives in the Python based generative AI ecosystem and targets developers building intelligent applications. The project provides a low code interface to assemble components—such as LLMs, vector stores, memory modules, and tools—into executable workflows, while also exposing those workflows as APIs or MCP servers for integration into external applications.
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About Alokai
Alokai is an open source ecosystem of developer tools and a Frontend as a Service solution for composable commerce. It lives in the headless commerce ecosystem, where ecommerce backends expose APIs and separate frontend applications deliver storefronts.
read the full Alokai overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Langflow or Alokai more popular?
Langflow has 154,943 GitHub stars and Alokai has 10,942. Langflow has the larger community by that measure.
Are Langflow and Alokai free?
Both are open source. Langflow is licensed under MIT, and Alokai has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Langflow and Alokai?
Langflow is written in Python and Alokai in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Langflow or Alokai?
Choose Langflow if you want the larger community (154,943 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Alokai if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.