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Flowise

Drag-and-drop LLM flow builder

Flowise is an open-source, low-code UI and API platform for building customized LLM orchestration flows, multi-agent systems, and autonomous AI applications using drag-and-drop node graphs.

About Flowise

Flowise is an open-source, low-code platform for building AI agents and LLM workflows through an intuitive drag-and-drop visual interface, enabling developers to create chatbots, intelligent assistants, and complex AI pipelines without writing extensive code. It solves the challenge of making LLM application development accessible by providing visual builders where components like LLMs, prompts, tools, retrievers, memory, and control flow can be connected through a node-based editor. Flowise bridges the gap between no-code simplicity and developer flexibility, allowing rapid prototyping of AI applications that can be deployed as production APIs.

Flowise organizes its capabilities around three visual builders: Assistant for creating simple chat assistants, Chatflow for single-agent systems and basic LLM flows, and Agentflow for comprehensive multi-agent systems and complex workflow orchestration. The platform supports flexible document loaders, multiple embedding providers, various vector stores, and configurable retrievers for building RAG systems, along with integrations for LangChain, LlamaIndex, and other AI frameworks. Flowise is typically self-hosted via Docker and provides REST API endpoints for integrating built workflows into existing applications, with support for authentication, rate limiting, and conversation memory.

Flowise targets developers, AI enthusiasts, and business teams who want to build and deploy AI applications rapidly without deep expertise in LLM programming or infrastructure management. It integrates with major LLM providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and open-source models through Ollama, plus vector databases like Pinecone, Weaviate, and Chroma for RAG capabilities. Flowise is particularly popular among teams building internal tools, customer support chatbots, and document Q&A systems, where the visual development approach allows for rapid iteration and easy modification of AI workflows without requiring code changes.

Pricing & Platform Specs

Pricing Summary

Flowise is a 100% open-source low-code LLM orchestration platform (Apache-2.0 / MIT license, 35k+ GitHub stars) that is completely free ($0) to self-host on local machines, Docker, or Kubernetes with unlimited flows and predictions. For managed hosting, Flowise Cloud offers tiered plans starting with Starter at $35/month (2 hosted flows, 10k predictions/month), Pro at $99/month (10 hosted flows, 50k predictions/month), and custom Enterprise plans for dedicated VPC deployments, SAML SSO, and enterprise SLAs (users supply their own LLM API keys via BYOK).

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Supported Platforms

Web, Self-hosted (Docker, Node.js)

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Side-by-Side Comparisons

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LangFlow vs Flowise — Visual LLM Builders: Python + LangChain vs Node.js + Enterprise in 2026

LangFlow and Flowise are the two most-starred visual LLM builders in 2026, and they make very different architectural bets. LangFlow is Python-based, maintained by DataStax/IBM, and gives you source-level access to every LangChain component — ideal for Python teams and prototyping. Flowise is Node.js-based, community-maintained, and ships enterprise features (RBAC, SSO, rate limiting, air-gapped deployment) out of the box — the cleaner fit for production self-hosting and multi-agent orchestration. This comparison covers architecture, DX, deployment, and enterprise fit.

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LangFlow vs Flowise vs Dify — Visual AI Builder Comparison

Three visual builders for creating AI applications without extensive coding. LangFlow is LangChain's official visual builder with 146K+ stars, Flowise provides a lightweight drag-and-drop LLM flow builder, and Dify offers a complete LLMOps platform combining visual orchestration with model management and RAG.

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FAQ

What is Flowise?

Flowise is an open-source, low-code UI and API platform for building customized LLM orchestration flows, multi-agent systems, and autonomous AI applications using drag-and-drop node graphs.

Is Flowise free?

Flowise offers a free tier alongside paid plans. Flowise is a 100% open-source low-code LLM orchestration platform (Apache-2.0 / MIT license, 35k+ GitHub stars) that is completely free ($0) to self-host on local machines, Docker, or Kubernetes with unlimited flows and predictions. For managed hosting, Flowise Cloud offers tiered plans starting with Starter at $35/month (2 hosted flows, 10k predictions/month), Pro at $99/month (10 hosted flows, 50k predictions/month), and custom Enterprise plans for dedicated VPC deployments, SAML SSO, and enterprise SLAs (users supply their own LLM API keys via BYOK).

Is Flowise open source?

Yes — Flowise is open source.

Is Flowise still maintained?

Yes — Flowise is active. Its listing was last verified on September 4, 2026.

What are the best Flowise alternatives?

The first editor-selected Flowise alternatives are Dify, n8n, Rivet.

How does Flowise score in our review?

The published editorial review lists Flowise at 78/100 overall across speed, privacy, and developer experience. Check the review's evidence status and test metadata for its verification level.