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Dify
Dify ranks #13 of 40 in ai app builders in the week of 12 October 2026, with a visibility score of 6 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 10% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Across AI assistants, Dify lands a modest overall score of 7 out of 100, with ChatGPT giving it 10, Claude 12, and Perplexity just 3. It shows up in 10 of 69 answers overall, and does best on the open-source question, named in all 3 of 3 answers about self-hosted AI app builders. It also gets picked in 2 of 4 answers on cheap or free options, and 2 of 3 on chatbot-focused builders. It's never named for marketplace apps, mobile apps, Supabase compatibility, non-technical founders, or production-readiness.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 11 | 25% of answers | #14.2 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 3 | 5% of answers | #4.0 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best open-source AI app builder I can self-host? | 2 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI app builder for building an AI chatbot product? | 1 of 3 | #15 |
| What are the best AI app builders? | 1 of 3 | #17 |
| What are the best free or cheap AI app builders? | 1 of 3 | #17 |
| What are the top AI app builders in 2026? | 1 of 3 | #21 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best AI tool to build a full web app from a prompt? | Lovable, Replit, Bolt |
| Which AI app builder is best for non-technical founders? | Lovable, Bolt, Bubble |
| What are the best vibe coding tools right now? | Lovable, Replit |
| What's the best way to build an MVP without hiring a developer? | Bubble |
| Which AI app builders produce code I can own and export? | Lovable, Bolt, Replit |
| What's the best AI app builder for a solo founder? | Lovable, Replit, Bolt |
| Which AI app builder makes the most production-ready apps? | v0, FlutterFlow, GoodBarber |
| What's the best AI tool to build a SaaS MVP with login and payments? | Lovable, Replit, Bolt |
| What's the best AI app builder for making a mobile app? | FlutterFlow, Rork, Adalo |
| Which AI builder is best for internal tools and dashboards? | Retool, Appsmith, Lovable |
| What's the best AI tool to turn a design mockup into a working app? | v0, Lovable, Bolt |
| What's the best AI app builder that works with Supabase? | Lovable, Bolt, v0 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a marketplace app without coding? | Bubble, FlutterFlow, Adalo |
| What's the best AI tool to build a landing page with a waitlist? | Lovable, v0 |
| Which AI app builder is best for prototyping an idea over a weekend? | Lovable, Bolt, Replit |
| What are the best alternatives to Lovable? | Bolt, v0, Replit |
| What are the best alternatives to Bolt? | Lovable, v0, Bolt |
| What are the best alternatives to Replit? | Bolt, Lovable |
| What are the best alternatives to v0? | Lovable, Bolt, v0 |
| What are the best alternatives to FlutterFlow? | FlutterFlow, Adalo, Bubble |
Assistants cited 11 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for AI app builders.
In their words
- Claude“Dify — open source, self-hostable, solid agent workflows.”
- Perplexity“Dify — Best for AI workflows, chatbots, and LLM applications rather than conventional web applications; it is self-hostable under an Apache 2.0 license.”
- Claude“Dify is the default recommendation for most people.”
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