Dify vs Mastra
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-19
Dify and Mastra land close together overall, with Dify scoring 12 out of 100 and Mastra just behind at 11, and both named in 22 of 73 answers. Claude is clearly Mastra's biggest fan, giving it 21 versus just 6 from ChatGPT, while Dify scores a steady 12-13 across ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. Dify shows up in every answer for questions like best AI agent builder and best self-hosted platform, while Mastra sweeps questions about which framework a developer should choose and CrewAI alternatives. Head-to-head, Mastra edges ahead in 9 questions, Dify in 8, with 8 ties.
Head to head
| metric | Dify | Mastra |
|---|---|---|
| score | 12 | 11 |
| questions won | 12 | 14 |
By assistant
Dify
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 13 | 30% of answers | #6.2 |
| Claude | 13 | 25% of answers | #9.6 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 12 | 22% of answers | #5.5 |
Mastra
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 6 | 10% of answers | #6.0 |
| Claude | 21 | 45% of answers | #7.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 11 | 22% of answers | #5.3 |
Where they differ
Only Dify gets named for
- What's the best self-hosted platform for running AI agents privately?
- What's the best no-code tool to build an AI agent?
- What's the best platform to build and deploy AI agents for a startup?
- What's the best tool to build an AI agent that browses the web and does research?
- What are the best alternatives to n8n?
Only Mastra gets named for
- Which AI agent framework should a developer choose?
- What's the best platform to build AI agents that use MCP tools?
- What's the best tool for building multi-agent systems?
- What's the best tool to build an AI agent that answers customer emails?
- Which AI agent platform has the best pricing for a small team?
- What's the best platform to build an AI agent that connects to my company's data?
- What are the best alternatives to Pydantic AI?
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