Instructor vs Dify

FeatureInstructorDify
CategoryAI DevelopmentAI Agent Frameworks
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Cloud plans
GitHub Stars9,00060,000
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows, Docker
Features
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Pydantic models
  • ✓ Retry logic
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-provider
  • ✓ Visual builder
  • ✓ RAG engine
  • ✓ Agent framework
  • ✓ Workflow orchestration
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ API-first
Tags
structured-outputpydanticpythonopen-source
open-sourcelow-coderagagentsenterprise