Flowise
Visual AI builder — drag-and-drop LLM workflows
📋 Overview
Flowise is an open-source visual AI builder that lets you create LLM workflows with drag-and-drop — no coding required. Unlike Dify (which is a full platform), Flowise focuses specifically on workflow building — providing a visual canvas for chaining LLM calls, data sources, and logic. It supports any LLM provider and can be self-hosted or deployed to the cloud.
✨ Key Features
- •35K+ GitHub stars — visual LLM workflow builder
- •Drag-and-drop interface
- •Any LLM provider support
- •Self-hosted or cloud
- •API deployment
- •Apache 2.0 licensed
🎯 The Problem It Solves
Building LLM workflows requires coding knowledge. Flowise provides a visual interface that makes this accessible to non-developers.
🔧 How It Works
Flowise provides a visual canvas where you drag and drop nodes — LLM calls, data sources, conditionals, and logic. Connect nodes to build workflows, then deploy as an API. It supports any LLM provider and can be self-hosted.
🚀 Installation & Quick Start
Installation
npm install -g flowise && npx flowise startQuick Start
- npm install -g flowise
- npx flowise start
- Open localhost:3000
- Build flows visually
✅ Pros
- •Best visual workflow builder
- •No coding required
- •Apache 2.0 licensed
- •Active community
- •Comprehensive documentation
- •Production-ready
❌ Cons
- •Smaller community than Dify
- •Fewer features for complex apps
- •Visual canvas limiting
💬 Practitioner Verdict
“Flowise is the best visual workflow builder for LLMs — the drag-and-drop interface is genuinely differentiated. The trade-off: smaller community than Dify, fewer features for complex apps, and the visual canvas can feel limiting. For non-developers who want to build LLM workflows, Flowise is the default.”
Self-Hosted (Free)
Open source, MIT/Apache licensed. Run it yourself.
⭐ Star & Clone on GitHubFree forever. Your infrastructure, your data.
📊 Specifications
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Platform
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Supported Models
- REST API, CLI
💰 Pricing Reality
100% free Apache 2.0. No paid tier.