Coze Studio alternatives
Short answer
We track 6 self-hosted alternatives to Coze Studio: Langflow, Dify, RAGFlow, MaxKB, Sim and FastGPT.
Langflow (same category): cheaper to host (from €11.99/mo vs €19.99/mo), lighter official minimum (1.5 GB vs 4 GB RAM), larger community (156k vs 21.7k GitHub stars) and simpler deploy (one container vs a multi-container stack).
Dify (same category): larger community (159k vs 21.7k GitHub stars).
RAGFlow (visual knowledge-base and workflow platforms): larger community (92.6k vs 21.7k GitHub stars).
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Coze Studio alternatives compared
| # | App | Advantages over Coze Studio | Est. server cost | Official hardware | License | Stars | Last commit | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Coze Studio (this app) | Active | from €19.99/mo | minimum 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM | Apache-2.0 | 21.7k | Jul 29, 2026 | — |
| 1 | Langflow Same category | cheaper to host (from €11.99/mo vs €19.99/mo); lighter official minimum (1.5 GB vs 4 GB RAM); larger community (156k vs 21.7k GitHub stars); simpler deploy (one container vs a multi-container stack) | from €11.99/mo | minimum 1 vCPU · 1.5 GB RAM (recommended 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM) | MIT | 156k | Oct 21, 2026 | Coze Studio vs Langflow |
| 2 | Dify Same category | larger community (159k vs 21.7k GitHub stars) Trade-off: Coze Studio has fewer license conditions (Permissive vs Custom / conditional) | from €19.99/mo | minimum 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM | Dify Open Source License (modified Apache-2.0) | 159k | Oct 22, 2026 | Coze Studio vs Dify |
| 3 | RAGFlow Visual knowledge-base and workflow platforms | larger community (92.6k vs 21.7k GitHub stars) Trade-off: Coze Studio has cheaper to host (from €19.99/mo vs €69.99/mo) | from €69.99/mo | recommended 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB disk (no separate minimum published) | Apache-2.0 | 92.6k | Oct 22, 2026 | Coze Studio vs RAGFlow |
| 4 | MaxKB Visual knowledge-base and workflow platforms | simpler deploy (one container vs a multi-container stack) Trade-off: Coze Studio has cheaper to host (from €19.99/mo vs €35.99/mo); lighter official minimum (4 GB vs 8 GB RAM); fewer license conditions (Permissive vs Copyleft (GPL)) | from €35.99/mo | minimum 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB disk | GPL-3.0 | 23.0k | Oct 21, 2026 | Coze Studio vs MaxKB |
| 5 | Sim Same category | None in our data (differs in features) Trade-off: Coze Studio has cheaper to host (from €19.99/mo vs €69.99/mo); lighter official minimum (4 GB vs 12 GB RAM) | from €69.99/mo | minimum 2 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 20 GB disk (recommended 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB disk) | Apache-2.0 | 29.9k | Oct 22, 2026 | Coze Studio vs Sim |
| 6 | FastGPT Visual knowledge-base and workflow platforms | None in our data (differs in features) Trade-off: Coze Studio has fewer license conditions (Permissive vs Custom / conditional) | from €19.99/mo | minimum 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM (recommended 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM) | FastGPT Open Source License (Apache-2.0 with conditions) | 29.9k | Oct 22, 2026 | Coze Studio vs FastGPT |
Ranked by the number of objective advantages each alternative has over the app (cheaper estimated server cost, lighter official RAM figure, no GPU needed, fewer license conditions, better maintenance status, at least 1.5× the GitHub stars, simpler deploy). Ties: same-category apps first, then more GitHub stars. License order used: Permissive (MIT/Apache) → Open core → Copyleft (GPL) or Custom conditions → Network copyleft (AGPL) → Source-available. Archived projects are not listed as alternatives. Not listed because archived: Flowise.
What each alternative is
- Langflow (AI app & agent builders): Visual builder for AI agents and RAG flows that you can deploy as APIs or MCP servers.
- Dify (AI app & agent builders): Visual platform for building LLM apps, RAG chatbots, agents and workflows.
- RAGFlow (Knowledge base & RAG): RAG engine with deep document parsing (OCR, layout and tables) and cited answers. Why it is listed: All of them combine a document knowledge base (RAG) with a visual builder for Q&A, agent or workflow apps.
- MaxKB (Knowledge base & RAG): Enterprise knowledge-base and agent platform with RAG and workflows. Why it is listed: All of them combine a document knowledge base (RAG) with a visual builder for Q&A, agent or workflow apps.
- Sim (AI app & agent builders): Visual builder for AI agent workflows, with knowledge bases, integrations and an API.
- FastGPT (Knowledge base & RAG): Knowledge-base Q&A and visual AI workflow platform. Why it is listed: All of them combine a document knowledge base (RAG) with a visual builder for Q&A, agent or workflow apps.
Coze Studio alternatives: FAQ
What is the best self-hosted alternative to Coze Studio?
By our objective ranking: 1. Langflow (cheaper to host (from €11.99/mo vs €19.99/mo); lighter official minimum (1.5 GB vs 4 GB RAM); larger community (156k vs 21.7k GitHub stars); simpler deploy (one container vs a multi-container stack)) 2. Dify (larger community (159k vs 21.7k GitHub stars)) 3. RAGFlow (larger community (92.6k vs 21.7k GitHub stars)). "Best" depends on the features you need; the ranking only counts cost, hardware, license, maintenance, community size and deploy complexity.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Coze Studio?
Yes, by estimated server cost: Langflow (from €11.99/mo). Coze Studio: from €19.99/mo.
Which Coze Studio alternative has the most permissive license?
None has fewer conditions than Coze Studio (Apache-2.0 (Permissive)). Alternatives: Langflow: MIT (Permissive); Dify: Dify Open Source License (modified Apache-2.0) (Custom / conditional); RAGFlow: Apache-2.0 (Permissive); MaxKB: GPL-3.0 (Copyleft (GPL)); Sim: Apache-2.0 (Permissive); FastGPT: FastGPT Open Source License (Apache-2.0 with conditions) (Custom / conditional). Not legal advice.
Which Coze Studio alternative needs the least hardware?
Langflow: minimum 1 vCPU · 1.5 GB RAM (recommended 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM). Coze Studio: minimum 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM.
Related
Sources
- Coze Studio GitHub repository: github.com/coze-dev/coze-studio
- Coze Studio documentation: github.com/coze-dev/coze-studio/wiki/2.-Quickstart
- Coze Studio license: github.com/coze-dev/coze-studio/blob/main/LICENSE-APACHE
- Coze Studio hardware requirements, Coze Studio deploy instructions: github.com/coze-dev/coze-studio#readme
- Langflow GitHub repository: github.com/langflow-ai/langflow
- Dify GitHub repository: github.com/langgenius/dify
- RAGFlow GitHub repository: github.com/infiniflow/ragflow
- MaxKB GitHub repository: github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB
- Sim GitHub repository: github.com/simstudioai/sim
- FastGPT GitHub repository: github.com/labring/FastGPT
- Hetzner Cloud pricing used for cost estimates (read 2026-10-22): www.hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance
- GitHub stars and commits: GitHub REST API, refreshed daily